Whitton
House in Whitton
Whitton is located in Shropshire
Whitton
Whitton
Location within Shropshire
Population239 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO575725
Civil parish
  • Whitton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLudlow
Postcode districtSY8
Dialling code01584
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Whitton is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

It is situated east of Caynham and the market town of Ludlow is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) away. There is a parish church in the hamlet.[2]

Whitton Court is a grade I listed manor house dating from 1611,[3] previously the home of Lord Mayor of London Sebastian Harvey, and members of the Charlton family.

The village church, St Mary The Virgin, is notable for stained-glass by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris of c. 1893 in the east window.

See also

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. Ordnance Survey mapping
  3. "Whitton Court". British Listed Buildings.



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