Woolston, in the north of the county of
Shropshire, England, is a
hamlet located in the parish of
Oswestry Rural
Oswestry Rural is a geographically large civil parish located in Shropshire, England. It is situated south of Oswestry itself, and extends from the border with Wales in the west. It covers an area of and had a population of 4,504 in the 2011 ...
, just to the south east of
Maesbury Marsh
Maesbury is a small scattered community in Shropshire, England, south of the town of Oswestry, falling within the Oswestry Rural parish.
The name is derived from ''maes'', meaning ''field'' or ''plain'' in Brythonic Welsh,
and ''burh'', mea ...
, near
Oswestry
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of ...
(in the St Oswald electoral division of
Shropshire Council unitary authority, previously part of the borough of
Oswestry
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of ...
until its abolition in 2009). Nearby is
St Winifred
Saint Winifred (or Winefride; cy, Gwenffrewi; la, Wenefreda, Winifreda) was a Welsh virgin martyr of the 7th century. Her story was celebrated as early as the 8th century, but became popular in England in the 12th, when her hagiography was fi ...
's Well.
Villages in Shropshire
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