Calcott is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.[1] It falls within the civil parish of Bicton.[2] The name derives from the Old English calde cote, meaning cold huts, or cold cots.[3]
Calcott | |
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Farmland at Calcott | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ449139 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY3 |
Dialling code | 01743 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
References
edit- ^ "Calcott, Shropshire - area information, map, walks and more". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Election Maps Bicton Parish". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
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