Rodington is a village in
Shropshire
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, England. Situated between the towns of
Wellington
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and
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 ...
it lies on the relatively level Shropshire plain and just within the borough of
Telford & Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called The Wrekin. In 1998, the district became a unitary authority and was renamed "Telford and Wrekin", ...
.
The
Church of England
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parish church, St George's, although listed in the
Domesday Book
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was extensively re-built in the Victorian era. Its deanery is
Wrockwardine
Wrockwardine (pronounced "Rock-war-deen/dyne") is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies north of The Wrekin and the M54/ A5, and west of Wellington.
There is a Chur ...
and its
Diocese Lichfield.
The village pub, the Bull has changed ownership a number of times in recent years. Having been closed for refurbishment for a long time, it re-opened in October 2007.
Rodington village hall is one of the larger venues in the immediate area, it contains a main room with stage, dressing rooms, a bar, a kitchen and also contains the village post office. The hall is available for renting for private functions and normally runs a variety of concerts every two or three weeks through the winter season.
The
River Roden flows through the village and visible in some of the fields are the remains of the
Shropshire Canal
The Shropshire Canal was a tub boat canal built to supply coal, ore and limestone to the industrial region of east Shropshire, England, that adjoined the River Severn at Coalbrookdale. It ran from a junction with the Donnington Wood Canal ascend ...
.
Professional footballer
Steve Jagielka
Stephen Jagielka (10 March 1978 – 17 March 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Having begun his career without success at Stoke City, Jagielka broke through at Shrewsbury Town, where he spent six s ...
(1978-2021) lived at Rodington at the time of his death.
See also
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Listed buildings in Rodington, Shropshire
Rodington is a civil parish in the district of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It contains 20 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the t ...
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Villages in Shropshire
Telford and Wrekin
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