Ellerdine

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.79359
longitude= -2.57123
official_name= Ellerdine
population =
unitary_england= Telford and Wrekin
lieutenancy_england= Shropshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= The Wrekin
post_town= TELFORD
postcode_district = TF6
postcode_area= TF
dial_code= 01952
os_grid_reference= SJ618219

Ellerdine is a small hamlet located six miles north of the Market Town of Wellington, Shropshire.

It comprises two small communities; Ellerdine and Ellerdine Heath and is located within the parish of Ercall Magna, the administrative centre of which is in the neighbouring village of High Ercall

Local attractions include Ellerdine Lakes, one the main trout fisheries in the county [ [http://www.ellerdinelakes.co.uk/ Trout Fishing at… ] ]

Historically there was a standing stone within the village, thought to date from medieval times but it has recently been removed [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=11440 The Megalithic Portal and Megalith
] ]

The area is served by one Public House officially known as The Royal Oak, the establishment is known locally as The Tiddley [ [http://www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/ellerdin.htm Pubs in Ellerdine Heath ] ]

The village benefits from the presence of a well equipped Village Hall [ [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/601482 Ellerdine Village Hall:: OS grid SJ6121 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square! ] ]

Religion

The village historically had two non-conformist Chapels; The Ellerdine Bethel Methodist Chapel [ [http://www.users.waitrose.com/~coxfamily/ellerd2.htm [former Bethel Methodist Chapel, Ellerdine, Shropshire ] ] and the Ellerdine Heath Emmanual Chapel, the latter was opened in 1813. The two chapels joined together in the late 1960s, the Bethel Chapel was closed and the Emmanuel Chapel was renamed The Ellerdine Heath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and is still in use today [ [http://www.users.waitrose.com/~coxfamily/ellerdin.htm Ellerdine Heath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Shropshire ] ]

The Anglican community in Ellerdine worship at All Hallows Church in the nearby village of Rowton. the church was built by architect Geoffrey Smith in 1881 and is served from High Ercall [ [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=4672 Rowton, Rowton All Hallows Church - Shropshire | Diocese of Lichfield ] ]

The founders of The John & Eliza Bourne Trust were residents of Ellerdine and lived at White House Farm.

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