Ellerton is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in a rather isolated rural area several miles north of the town of Newport, close to the village of Sambrook, and is part of the civil parish of Cheswardine. Its name may be derived from the Old English alor (alder), and tun (farm or enclosure); "the farm at the alder tree".[1]

Ellerton
Pool near Ellerton Wood, north of Ellerton, Shropshire
Ellerton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ715258
Civil parish	Cheswardine
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	TF10
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.829°N 2.423°W / 52.829; -2.423

The hamlet is clustered around Ellerton Hall, an early 19th-century manor built on the site of an earlier house.[2] Next to the road is a large millpond fed by the Goldstone Brook, with a derelict waterwheel. King Charles I was supposed to have drunk from a well here, later known as the King's Well.[3] The well is still located by the side of a lane to the east of Ellerton hamlet, near the Kingswell Cottages.

See also

• Listed buildings in Cheswardine

References

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