Wotherton
Encyclopedia
Wotherton is a hamlet in west Shropshire
, close to the Welsh border. It is in the civil parish
of Chirbury
. Its name, mentioned as a manor in Domesday
means, roughly, "settlement at a woodland ford"; the road through the village crosses a small stream.
The Wotherton Barytes Mine operated here until 1911.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, close to the Welsh border. It is in the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Chirbury
Chirbury
Chirbury is a village in Shropshire, England, situated close to the Wales-England border. It is about 3 miles east of Montgomery and 7 miles south of Welshpool, at the junction of the A490 and B4386 roads...
. Its name, mentioned as a manor in Domesday
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
means, roughly, "settlement at a woodland ford"; the road through the village crosses a small stream.
The Wotherton Barytes Mine operated here until 1911.