Alkington, Shropshire
| Alkington | |
 Alkington Hall |
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  Alkington |
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| OS grid reference | SJ5238 |
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| Shire county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Coordinates: 52°56′N 2°43′W / 52.93°N 02.71°W
Alkington is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, near Whitchurch and south of that town.
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.
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. [2]
References
- ↑ "Alkington Hall, Whitchurch Rural". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Historic Whitchurch hall saved from fire". Whitchurch Herald. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
External links
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Media related to Alkington, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons - Alkington in the Domesday Book