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Woolston, south Shropshire

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OS grid reference
  
SO424872

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Church Stretton

Dialling code
  
01694

Civil parish
  
Wistanstow

Unitary authority
  
Shropshire Council

Region
  
West Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
SY6

Ceremonial county
  
Shropshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Ludlow

Woolston, south Shropshire httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Woolston, in the south of the county of Shropshire, England, is a hamlet located in the parish of Wistanstow, one mile northwest of that village, near Craven Arms (in the Church Stretton and Craven Arms county electoral division of Shropshire unitary authority, previously part of the district of South Shropshire until its abolition in 2009).

Map of Woolston, Church Stretton, UK

In the mediaeval period the name was variously spelt Wolfreston, Wolureston and Wylfriston; the Domesday Book survey recorded that in 1066 it had been held by Spirtes the priest along with Wistanstow.

References

Woolston, south Shropshire Wikipedia