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Wollaston
Wollaston
	St. John the Baptist church at Wollaston
	Wollaston Location within Shropshire
Population	202 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SJ328123
Civil parish	Alberbury with Cardeston; Westbury;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY5
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°42′14″N 2°59′38″W / 52.704°N 2.994°W

Wollaston is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alberbury with Cardeston, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, only a quarter of a mile from the Welsh border. In 2001 the parish had a population of 202.

Wollaston was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Alberbury,^[1] from 1866 Wollaston was a civil parish in its own right,^[2] on 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and merged with Alberbury with Cardeston and Westbury.^[3]

It is believed that Old Tom Parr was born in, or near, to the village at Winnington at The Glyn, according to the inscription on a brass plaque in the church.

There is a beacon here, by the church, that is to be lit in case of an invasion from Wales.^{[citation needed]} Immediately west of the church are the earthwork remains of Wollaston Castle, a motte-and-bailey castle.

Half a mile south-east near Bretchel is the site of a small Norman motte castle known as The Beacon.

Previously served by Plas-y-Court Halt railway station on the Cambrian Line.