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Cold Hatton is a small village in Shropshire, located around 6 miles south of Hodnet near the confluence of the River Tern and River Meese. It is in the civil parish of Ercall Magna, and since 1998 has been part of the Telford and Wrekin unitary district.
The name Hatton is derived from the Old English hæþ-tun, meaning "settlement on the heath".[1] The affix "cold", in English placenames, is usually taken to refer to a village's cold or exposed location. There is another hamlet called Cold Hatton Heath immediately to the east.
The area was formerly a manor held by Lilleshall Abbey, and later formed part of the estates of the Duke of Sutherland, who had a number of houses built in the village using the local red sandstone.[1]
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Coordinates: 52°47′13″N 2°33′04″W / 52.787°N 2.551°W
Ceremonial county of Shropshire Boroughs or districts Major settlements Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford (Dawley • Madeley • Oakengates • Wellington) • Wem • Whitchurch
See also: List of civil parishes in ShropshireRivers Topics Categories:- Villages in Shropshire
- Shropshire geography stubs
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