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Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« on: Monday 08 January 18 21:18 GMT (UK) »
Hello--
    What Parish is Weston Heath in?? This is the Weston Heath somewhere near Shawbury and
Weston under Redcastle.
Thank you.
Stephen Eric Simon, CT, USA.

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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #1 on: Monday 08 January 18 21:31 GMT (UK) »
Weston-under-Red-Castle is in the parish of Hodnet:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/Hodnet

Shawbury is here:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/Shawbury
(no mention of Weston at all)

An information page says:
Weston Heath in Weston is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Hodnet ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of North Shropshire. The address is Weston Heath, Weston, Shrewsbury, SY4 5XE
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #2 on: Monday 08 January 18 21:43 GMT (UK) »
Hello--
   Thanks. I will look that over.
Stephen

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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #3 on: Monday 08 January 18 21:45 GMT (UK) »
Looks  closer to Hodnet from the map:


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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #4 on: Monday 08 January 18 21:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi--
   Thanks. Great maps!!
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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #5 on: Monday 08 January 18 22:18 GMT (UK) »
This suggests it's in Sheriffhales:



http://www.melocki.org.uk/salop/Sheriffhales.html

Seems odd

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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #6 on: Monday 08 January 18 22:20 GMT (UK) »
Hello--
    I believe what was found earlier is correct.
Thanks.
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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #7 on: Monday 08 January 18 22:57 GMT (UK) »
There are 2 places called Weston Heath in Shropshire! ;D

The one near Weston-Under-Red-Castle. Modern postcode SY4 5XE.

And another near Sherifhales; postcode TF11 8RY.

They are some 20 miles apart.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Weston Heath--What Parish is it in??
« Reply #8 on: Monday 08 January 18 23:07 GMT (UK) »
As I said , I  thought  it was odd.

Here's the Hodnet registers:

http://www.melocki.org.uk/salop/Hodnet.html

Shropshire has lots of Westons - one of my main lines was from Weston Rhyn :D


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