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
Farmland at Calcott
Calcott is located in Shropshire
Calcott
Calcott
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ449139
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY3
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°43′12″N 2°48′54″W / 52.720°N 2.815°W / 52.720; -2.815

References

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  1. ^ "Calcott, Shropshire - area information, map, walks and more". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Election Maps Bicton Parish". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.
  3. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.