Alkington, Shropshire
Alkington is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, near Whitchurch and south of that town.
| Alkington | |
|---|---|
 Alkington Hall | |
  Alkington Location within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ530392 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITCHURCH |
| Postcode district | SY13 |
| Dialling code | 01948 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village is on limestone and is residential.
Alkington Hall
Alkington Hall was a late 16th-century country house, now a Grade II* listed farmhouse.
It was constructed in two storeys of red brick with grey brick diapering and grey sandstone ashlar dressings and a plain tile and slate roofs to an L-shaped floor plan.[1]
It was built in 1592, probably for the London merchant, William Cotton. His son Rowland was an MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme for many years and High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1616.[2]
Some alterations and improvements were made in the late 19th century. It was saved from a fire in 2010 when in the ownership of John and Elaine Fearnall.[3]
References
- "Alkington Hall, Whitchurch Rural". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- "COTTON, Rowland (1581-1634), of Crooked Lane, London; later of Alkington Hall, Whitchurch and Bellaport Hall, Norton-in-Hales, Salop". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Historic Whitchurch hall saved from fire". Whitchurch Herald. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
External links
Media related to Alkington, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons- Alkington in the Domesday Book
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