Acton Scott

Acton Scott is a village and parish near Church Stretton in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 104. It lies in the Shropshire Hills area of outstanding natural beauty.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Margaret, Acton Scott and Flounders’ Folly.

Church of St Margaret, Acton Scott

Church

Photo: Henry Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flounders’ Folly

Photo: Jon Rob, Public domain.

Flounders' Folly is a tower built in 1838 on Callow Hill, near Craven Arms at the western end of Wenlock Edge in Shropshire, England. It is approximately 80 feet tall, 16 feet square and clearly visible on the skyline from the Cardiff–Crewe railway line, just north of Craven Arms, or from the A49 Shrewsbury to Hereford road. Flounders’ Folly is situated 2½ miles south of Acton Scott.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 2½ miles southwest of Acton Scott.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Church Stretton and Hope Bowdler.

Church Stretton

Photo: Thomas Tolkien, CC BY 2.0.

Church Stretton is a small town in Shropshire. Church Stretton is small, but busy and prosperous, and is popular for those who enjoy hillwalking and admiring the scenery of south Shropshire.

Hope Bowdler

Village

Photo: Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hope Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4371, 1.5 miles east of the market town of Church Stretton. Hope Bowdler is situated 2½ miles northeast of Acton Scott.

Little Stretton

Village

Photo: Ian Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Stretton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Church Stretton, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Little Stretton is situated 2 miles north of Acton Scott.

Acton Scott

Type: Locality
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.4941° or 52° 29′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.8021° or 2° 48′ 8″ west

Elevation

545 feet (166 metres)

Open location code

9C4VF5VX+J5

GeoNames ID

7301056

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