Alkington, Shropshire

Alkington is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, near Whitchurch and south of that town.

Alkington

Alkington Hall
Alkington
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ530392
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWHITCHURCH
Postcode districtSY13
Dialling code01948
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

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

  1. "Alkington Hall, Whitchurch Rural". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. "Historic Whitchurch hall saved from fire". Whitchurch Herald. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2013.


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