Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Whittington

Whittington, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Shropshire - par., 8501 ac., pop. 2111; vil., 2 miles NE. of Oswestry; P.O.; Whittington Castle is an ancient ruin surrounded by trees.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Whittington CP/AP       Shropshire AncC
Place: Whittington

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