Chetwynd Aston

Chetwynd Aston
Chetwynd Aston
Village
	Chetwynd Aston
	Chetwynd Aston Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ753175
Civil parish	Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote;
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	TF10
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wrekin;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°45′18″N 2°22′03″W / 52.755025°N 2.367524°W

Chetwynd Aston^[1] is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It is located within the Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote civil parish. It is located midway between the towns of Shifnal and Newport.^[2]

History

The village was recorded in the Domesday Book^[3] and its name was to distinguish it from the nearby village of Chetwynd. Which is further north of the village. The village retains a large amount of its rural character and was moved along with neighbouring villages and nearby Newport into the wider Telford and Wrekin borough in the 1960s/70s.^[4]

Geography

The village is located near the A41 road between Newport and Albrighton. It is also close to the M54 motorway between Shrewsbury, Telford and Wolverhampton.^[5]

Transport

There is are no bus services in Chetwynd Aston, the nearest bus services are in neighbouring Newport.

References

^ Chetwynd-Stapylton, Henry Edward (1892). The Chetwynds of Ingestre: Being a History of that Family from a Very Early Date. Longmans, Green and Company.
^ George, Sir Richard St; Saint-George, Sir Richard (1885). The Heraldic Visitations of Staffordshire Made by Sir Richard St. George: Norroy, in 1614, and by Sir William Dugdale, Norroy, in the Years 1663 and 1664. Mitchell and Hughes.
^ Morris, John (1975). Domesday Book. Phillimore. ISBN 978-0-85033-702-0.
^ Frost, Allan (2010-09-15). Telford Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3135-6.
^ Rogers, Paul (2024-08-03). "More than 200 homes set to be built near town despite residents' fears". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

[1] Chetwynd-Stapylton, Henry Edward (1892). The Chetwynds of Ingestre: Being a History of that Family from a Very Early Date. Longmans, Green and Company.

[2] George, Sir Richard St; Saint-George, Sir Richard (1885). The Heraldic Visitations of Staffordshire Made by Sir Richard St. George: Norroy, in 1614, and by Sir William Dugdale, Norroy, in the Years 1663 and 1664. Mitchell and Hughes.

[3] Morris, John (1975). Domesday Book. Phillimore. ISBN 978-0-85033-702-0.

[4] Frost, Allan (2010-09-15). Telford Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3135-6.

[5] Rogers, Paul (2024-08-03). "More than 200 homes set to be built near town despite residents' fears". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

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