Watchoak
Watchoak is a locality in Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire, England. Watchoak is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Longwood, as well as near the locality Charlton Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Viroconium Cornoviorum and Church of St Mary.
Viroconium Cornoviorum
Archaeological site
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury. Viroconium Cornoviorum is situated 1½ miles northwest of Watchoak.
Cound Hall
Castle
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cound Hall, in Cound, Shropshire, England, is a Grade I listed building. It is a large vernacular Baroque house, with a basement and two storeys of tall slender windows topped by a half-storey, built of red brick with stone dressings. Cound Hall is situated 1½ miles southwest of Watchoak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donnington and Eyton on Severn.
Donnington
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donnington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington. It lies near to Charlton Hill, which rises to 469 feet above sea level.
Eyton on Severn
Village
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Eyton on Severn is a small village in the English county of Shropshire, east of Shrewsbury. It is located on a ridge above the northern bank of the River Severn.
Eaton Constantine
Hamlet
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Eaton Constantine is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leighton and Eaton Constantine, in Shropshire, England. It is located just off the B4380 road, between Atcham and Buildwas, near The Wrekin hill.
Watchoak
Latitude
52.65784° or 52° 39′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.61691° or 2° 37′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C4VM95M+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 3155002962OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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