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Quatt is a small village in Shropshire, England in the Severn Valley. The civil parish, formally known as Quatt Malvern, has a population of 219 according to the 2001 census, reducing to 200 at the 2011 census.[2]

Quatt
St Andrew's church, Quatt, Shropshire
Quatt Location within Shropshire
Population	200 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO754882
Civil parish	Quatt Malvern [1]
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRIDGNORTH
Postcode district	WV15
Dialling code	01746
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.491°N 2.361°W / 52.491; -2.361

It lies on the A442 south of Bridgnorth.

There are places to visit like the Quatt Village Hall and activities to take part in, from the local Cricket Club to Bell Ringing. In 2017, Quatt Village Hall won the 'Most Welcoming Village Hall award'.[3]

Dudmaston Hall is located in the parish.

Notable people

• Charles Babbage, computing pioneer, married Georgiana Whitmore of Dudmaston and lived for significant periods at Dudmaston Hall himself, where he planned the house's central heating system.[4]
• Samuel Gilbert, writer on horticulture, was rector here in the later 17th century.[5]
• Sir George Labouchere, British diplomat and modern art collector, lived at Dudmaston Hall in retirement.
• Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson, posthumous Victoria Cross recipient in World War I was born at Lodge Farm on the Dudmaston estate and has a commemorative plaque at Quatt Church.[6]
• William Wolryche Whitmore of Dudmaston Hall, Whig politician of the early 19th century, buried at Quatt
• David York, England cricketer

See also

• Listed buildings in Quatt Malvern
• Quatford

Notes

External links

Media related to Quatt at Wikimedia Commons

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