Area Info for Whittington (Shropshire)

Whittington, Shropshire, UK

Whittington is a small village located in the county of Shropshire, England. It is situated near the town of Oswestry, offering a rural setting with historical significance. The village is known for its peaceful countryside, traditional English village atmosphere, and proximity to natural and historical attractions.

History and Heritage

Whittington has a rich history that dates back several centuries. The area features historical buildings and structures that reflect its long-standing heritage. The village has maintained its traditional character, with some buildings dating back to the medieval period. It is also associated with local legends and historical events typical of rural Shropshire communities.

Local Amenities and Features

While primarily a residential and rural area, Whittington offers basic amenities for residents and visitors, including local farms, countryside walks, and scenic views. The village is close to larger towns where more extensive services and facilities are available. It is a popular spot for those seeking a quiet retreat in the countryside.

Transport and Accessibility

Whittington is accessible by road, with connections to nearby towns and villages. Public transport options may be limited due to its rural nature, so private vehicles are commonly used for commuting and travel. The proximity to Oswestry provides additional transport links, including rail and bus services.

Natural Environment

The surrounding landscape of Whittington features rolling hills, farmland, and woodland areas, making it ideal for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and exploring nature. The rural environment contributes to its appeal as a peaceful and scenic location.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Whittington CofE (Aided) Primary School1.10 miles
Station Road, Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4DA
The Meadows Primary School2.56 miles
Harlech Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2EA
Gobowen Primary School2.74 miles
School Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3LD
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary2.94 miles
Middleton Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2LF
Criftins CofE Primary School3.13 miles
Criftins, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9LT
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)3.13 miles
Moors Bank, St Martins, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7BD
Woodside Primary School3.18 miles
Gittin Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1DT
Lakelands Academy3.67 miles
Oswestry Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0EA
Moreton Hall School3.71 miles
Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3EW
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School3.76 miles
Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2TG
Ellesmere Primary School3.79 miles
Elson Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9EU
West Felton CofE Primary School3.81 miles
School Road, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4JR
Ellesmere College3.83 miles
Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9AB
Oswestry School3.84 miles
Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2TL
The Marches School3.87 miles
Morda Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2AR
Weston Rhyn Primary School4.18 miles
Old Chirk Road, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7SR
Health
Clinic
Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital2.22 miles
Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7AG
Meadowbrook Neurological Care Centre2.23 miles
Twmpath Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry,, SY10 7HD
Pain Management Solutions - Oswestry Leisure Centre3.00 miles
Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shrewsbury Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
Oswestry Health Centre3.00 miles
Thomas Savin Road, Off Gobowen Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1GA
Oswestry Health Centre3.05 miles
Thomas Savin Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1GA
Cambrian Medical Centre3.05 miles
Thomas Savin Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1GA
Pain Management Solutions - Cambrian Medical Centre3.05 miles
Thomas Savin Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1GA
Inhealth - The Caxton Surgery3.23 miles
Oswald Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1RD
Inhealth - Plas Ffynnon Medical Centre3.30 miles
Middleton Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2RB
Specsavers Hearcare - West Mercia - Oswestry3.39 miles
24 Bailey Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1PU
Physiological Measurements Ltd - HQ3.53 miles
The Old Malt House, Willow Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1AJ
Thomas Adams College10.54 miles
Lowe Hill, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5UB
Malpas Healthzone 113.69 miles
Bishop Heber High School, Chester Road, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8JD
The Redwoods Centre14.00 miles
Somerby Drive, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8DS
Inhealth - Whitchurch Hospital14.08 miles
Claypit Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1NT
Pain Management Solutions (Whitchurch Community Hospital)14.08 miles
Claypit Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1NT
GP
Cambrian Medical Centre3.05 miles
Cambrian Medical Centre, Thomas Savin Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1GA
The Caxton Surgery3.23 miles
The Caxton Surgery, Oswald Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1RD
Plas Ffynnon Medical Centre3.30 miles
Plas Ffynnon Medical Centre, Middleton Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2RB
Ellesmere Medical Practice3.99 miles
Ellesmere Medical Practice, Trimpley Street, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0DB
Knockin Medical Centre5.99 miles
Knockin Medical Centre, Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8HL
Ellesmere Medical Practice6.10 miles
Millennium Hall, Cockshutt, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0JH
Prescott Surgery8.47 miles
Prescott Surgery, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2DR
Clive Surgery10.70 miles
The Surgery, Roden Grove, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5HJ
Wem & Prees Medical Practice10.83 miles
Wem And Prees Medical Practice, New Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5AF
Clive Surgery11.82 miles
Clive Surgery, 20 High Street, Clive, Shrewsbury, SY4 5PS
Dr Hulbert CC and Partners13.13 miles
Laurel Bank Surgery, Old Hall Street, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8PS
Wem & Prees Medical Practice13.16 miles
Wem And Prees Medical Practice, Walford House, Shrewsbury Street, Prees, Shropshire, SY13 2DH
Dodington Surgery13.84 miles
29 Dodington, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1EN
Westbury Medical Centre13.93 miles
Westbury Medical Centre, Westbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 9QX
Bridgewater Family Medical Practice13.95 miles
Bridgewater Family M P, Drumcarrig, Bridgewater Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1QH
Mytton Oak Surgery14.12 miles
Mytton Oak Medical Practice, Mytton Oak Surgery, Racecourse Lane, Shrewsbury, SY3 5LZ
Hospital
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital2.24 miles
Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7AG
Whitchurch Community Hospital14.08 miles
Claypit Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1NT
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital14.11 miles
Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8XQ
Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital15.62 miles
Longden Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9DP
Nuffield Health, The Grosvenor Hospital, Chester20.79 miles
Nuffield Health, The Grosvenor Hospital, Wrexham Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7QP
The Princess Royal Hospital22.69 miles
Apley Castle, Grainger Drive, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 6TF
Countess Of Chester Hospital23.19 miles
The Countess Of Chester Health Park, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1HJ
Bowmere Hospital23.19 miles
The Countess Of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1BQ
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital Trust23.29 miles
14 Park Road, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0AP
BMI The South Cheshire Private Hospital26.59 miles
Leighton, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4QP
Leighton Hospital26.64 miles
Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4QJ
Bishop's Castle Community Hospital26.74 miles
Union Street, Bishop`s Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AJ
Ellesmere Port Hospital26.96 miles
114 Chester Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, CH65 6SG
Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre28.70 miles
Roehurst Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2DF
Clatterbridge Hospital31.32 miles
Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 4JY
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (Wirral)31.32 miles
Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 4JY
Pharmacy
Gobowen Pharmacy2.58 miles
The Former Ticket Office, The Cross, Gobowen, SY11 3JS
Cambrian Pharmacy3.05 miles
Cambrian Medical Centre, Thomas Savin Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1GA
Caxton Pharmacy Ltd3.23 miles
Oswald Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1RD
St Martins Pharmacy3.26 miles
Stans Superstore, Overton Rd,St Martins, Oswestry, Shropshire, Shropshire, SY11 3AY
Station Pharmacy3.30 miles
The Old Station Building, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RB
Boots3.47 miles
5-9 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SU
Church Street Pharmacy Ltd3.47 miles
23 Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2SU
Ellesmere Pharmacy3.80 miles
18 Scotland Street, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0ED
Rowlands Pharmacy4.11 miles
5 Cross Street, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0AW
Rowlands Pharmacy10.78 miles
19-21 High Street, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5DG
Rowlands Pharmacy10.89 miles
Unit 1, Morris Ctrl Shop Parade, Wem, SY4 5NY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy13.14 miles
1 The Cross, Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8NU
Bicton Heath Pharmacy13.52 miles
Bicton Heath Shopping Centre, Welshpool Road, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5AD
Boots13.80 miles
10 -12 Watergate Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1DW
Rowlands Pharmacy13.81 miles
11 High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1AX
Green End Pharmacy13.88 miles
11-13 Green End, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1AD
Leisure
Park
SHELF BANK2.99 miles
BROGYNTYN (Grade II Listed)3.80 miles
IFTON MEADOWS3.93 miles
THE MERE AT ELLESMERE4.46 miles
PRADOE (Grade II Listed)4.51 miles
COLEMERE5.74 miles
PONTCYSYLLTE AQUEDUCT AND CANAL8.35 miles
WEM MOSS8.35 miles
FENN'S, WHIXALL & BETTISFIELD MOSSES9.57 miles
CORBETT WOOD AND GRINSHILL12.12 miles
GREENFIELDS13.22 miles
BERWICK PARK (Grade II Listed)13.37 miles
BROWN MOSS14.47 miles
HAWKSTONE (Grade I Listed)15.06 miles
QUARRY PARK, AND DINGLE GARDENS SHREWSBURY (Grade II Listed)15.15 miles
REA BROOK VALLEY16.31 miles
Shop
Groceries
Three Trees News1.10 miles
3 Station Road,Whittington, Oswestry Shropshire SY11 4DA
SPAR Euro Garage Oswestry2.87 miles
Euro Garages Spar Store, Shrewsbury Road, Shropshire, SY11 4JA
Co-op Oswestry2.88 miles
Cabin Lane, SY11 2DZ
Oswestry Convenience Store3.01 miles
1 Gobowen Road, Oswestry Shropshire SY11 1HT
Londis Stmartins Service Stn Ltd3.16 miles
St Martins, Nr Oswestry, SY11 3ER
Morrisons Oswestry3.19 miles
Station Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1RA
ALDI Beatrice Street3.24 miles
Oswestry, SY11 1RB
Nisa Stans3.26 miles
St Martin, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3AY
Sainsbury's Oswestry3.29 miles
Black Gate Street, Oswestry, SY11 2EF
Iceland Oswestry3.29 miles
10 Oswald Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1RE
ALDI Shrewsbury Road3.31 miles
Oswestry, SY11 2RT
Londis Applegreen, Salop Road3.35 miles
Salop Road, Oswestry, SY11 2RL
Lidl Owestry3.38 miles
70-74 Victoria Road, Oswestry, SY11 2HU
Co-op Oswestry3.47 miles
Gobowen, SY11 3JR
Co-op Oswestry3.47 miles
Castle Street, SY11 1LA
M&S Oswestry Simply Food3.47 miles
Smithfield Road, Oswestry, SY11 2EL
Transport
Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport32.06 miles
Blackpool International Airport62.12 miles
Bus Stop
Hindford Jct (SW)0.33 miles
Hindford Jct (NE)0.35 miles
Canal Bridge (W)0.74 miles
Canal Bridge (E)0.75 miles
Penybryn Avenue Jct (NE)0.84 miles
Penybryn Avenue Jct (SW)0.84 miles
Hindford Grange (SW)0.86 miles
Hindford Grange (NE)0.87 miles
Narrowboat Inn (NE)0.87 miles
Narrowboat Inn (SW)0.87 miles
School (W)0.91 miles
Three Trees (NE)1.00 miles
Three Trees (SW)1.00 miles
White Lion (NW)1.01 miles
Ye Olde Boot (NW)1.01 miles
Ye Olde Boot (S)1.02 miles
Ferry Port
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal35.61 miles
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal36.15 miles
Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal36.31 miles
Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal36.38 miles
Seacombe Ferry Terminal36.65 miles
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle38.97 miles
Railway Station
Gobowen Rail Station2.56 miles
Chirk Rail Station5.13 miles
Ruabon Rail Station7.87 miles
Wem Rail Station11.05 miles
Yorton Rail Station11.28 miles
Wrexham Central Rail Station11.53 miles
Wrexham General Rail Station11.81 miles
Prees Rail Station12.18 miles
Gwersyllt Rail Station13.41 miles
Whitchurch (Shrops) Rail Station14.22 miles
Shrewsbury Rail Station15.07 miles
Cefn-y-Bedd Rail Station15.28 miles
Caergwrle Rail Station15.91 miles
Hope (Flintshire) Rail Station16.59 miles
Welshpool Rail Station16.75 miles
Penyffordd Rail Station18.46 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (SY11 4NS)
Number of Properties in Catchment57
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)1
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)1
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
KINSALE FARM
WHITTINGTON
OSWESTRY
SHROPSHIRE
SY11 4NT		£2,600,000
2024-12-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
COED Y TYE FARM
WHITTINGTON
OSWESTRY
SHROPSHIRE
SY11 4NS		£610,000
2023-03-06
otherPropertyType
freehold
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