Alkington

Alkington is a hamlet in , England, near and south of that town. The village is on limestone and is residential.
Wikipedia
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Shropshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Alkington, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitchurch railway station and Tilstock Christ Church.

Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of , in , England. The station is 18¾ miles north of on the Welsh Marches Line. It is maintained and served by Transport for Wales. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Alkington.

Church
Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Alkmund's Church is an active Anglican parish church in , England. By tradition, this church was founded in the 900s CE by the Anglo-Saxon Queen Æthelflæd. is situated 1½ miles north of Alkington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tilstock and Whitchurch.

Village
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in the civil parish of Urban, in the north of , England. It lies 2 miles east of the border, 2 miles south of the border, 20 miles north of the county town of , 20 miles south of , and 15 miles east of .

Village
Photo: Mike Peile, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , England. lies to the south of the town of and is about one mile from the border with . is situated 2 miles south of Alkington.

Alkington

Latitude
52.94997° or 52° 56′ 60″ north
Longitude
-2.69902° or 2° 41′ 57″ west
Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)
Open location code
9C4VW8X2+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 336581206
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
13278432
Wiki­data ID
Q3811331
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Alkington” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Alkington”
  • French: “Alkington”
  • Irish: “Alkington”
  • Polish: “Alkington”
  • Urdu: “الکنگٹن، شروپشائر”
  • Welsh: “Alkington, Swydd Amwythig”
  • Welsh: “Alkington”

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