Betchcott

Betchcott
The hamlet of Betchcott
Betchcott is located in Shropshire
Betchcott
Betchcott
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSO434987
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHURCH STRETTON
Postcode districtSY6
Dialling code01694
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°34′59″N 2°50′02″W / 52.583°N 2.834°W / 52.583; -2.834

Betchcott (/bɛtʃkət/) is a hamlet near the villages of Picklescott and Woolstaston in Shropshire, England.

It lies in the parish of Smethcott, in the northern foothills of the Long Mynd. The nearest town is Church Stretton. The hamlet is made up of three farms, Upper Farm, Middle Farm and Batchcott Hall Farm, as well as Batchcott Hall and several other cottages.

Its name is derived from Old English bæce or bece, "brook", referring to a cottage by a brook.[1]

Max Wenner (1887–1937), textile businessman, birder, landowner; possibly a British Secret Service agent assassinated by the Gestapo, lived at Batchcott Hall at time of his death.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gelling & Foxall, The place-names of Shropshire: Part 2, The hundreds of Ford and Condover, English Place-Name Society, 1995, p.182
  2. ^ Marut, Alex (17 October 2020). "Het enigma rond Max Wenner" [The enigma surrounding Max Victor Wenner] (PDF). taskforceliberty.be (in Dutch). Genk, Belgium.

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