Alcaston
Alcaston is a locality in Acton Scott, Shropshire, England. Alcaston is situated nearby to the hamlet Felhampton, as well as near the locality Upper Affcot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flounders’ Folly and Church of St Margaret, Acton Scott.
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.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
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Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 2 miles southwest of Alcaston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Felhampton and Strefford.
Felhampton
Hamlet
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Felhampton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is around 3.5 miles north of Craven Arms, and 17 miles south of Shrewsbury. The hamlet is located by the A49 road.
Strefford
Hamlet
Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strefford is a historic hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Wistanstow and is situated just off the A49 road, 2 miles north of the small town of Craven Arms.
Bushmoor
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bushmoor is a village in Shropshire, England. It is located in the parish of Wistanstow, 1¼ miles north of that village, and half a mile west of the A49 road.
Alcaston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Acton Scott, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.47959° or 52° 28′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.80127° or 2° 48′ 5″ westElevation
509 feet (155 metres)Open location code
9C4VF5HX+RFGeoNames ID
13278665
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Wolverton Hill and Callow Hill.
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