Picklescott is a village in

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...

, England. It is located in the northern foothills of the

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, approximately 5 kilometres (3 miles) northwest of

Church Stretton Church Stretton is a market town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.

and 11 kilometres (7 miles) south of

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

. Picklescott lies in the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

Smethcott Smethcott (sometimes Smethcote) is a civil parish and dispersed hamlet near the village of Picklescott, in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 254. The name Smethcott has an Old English origin, and me ...

, now a hamlet to its east. To the south of the village is the hamlet of Betchcott. There is a

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in Picklescott - the ''Bottle and Glass'' - a traditional country pub, which serves local

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s and food, and a Village Hall built in 1967 with additions in 2004.Village Website
History Picklescott Village

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Villages in Shropshire Shrewsbury and Atcham {{Shropshire-geo-stub

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