OS grid reference SJ438267 Unitary authority Country England Dialling code 01939 Post town Shrewsbury | Civil parish Petton Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Ceremonial county Shropshire UK parliament constituency North Shropshire | |
Petton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It was mentioned in Domesday as "Peetone", a name probably derived from Old English paec-tun, "settlement by the hill".
Map of Petton, Shrewsbury, UK
Petton is near to the village and parish of Cockshutt, south-east of the town Ellesmere. The two parishes have in recent years combined their parish councils under the name Cockshutt-cum-Petton.
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