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Woofferton
Woofferton
	Woofferton transmitting station
	Woofferton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO520684
Civil parish	Richard's Castle;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUDLOW
Postcode district	SY8
Dialling code	01584
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°18′40″N 2°42′18″W / 52.311°N 2.705°W

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Woofferton is a village to the south of Ludlow, in Shropshire, England. It is one of Shropshire's most southerly villages and lies on the border with Herefordshire. It is part of the civil parish of Richard's Castle.^[1] The larger Herefordshire village of Brimfield is just over the border to the south.

Transport

Woofferton is at the crossroads of the A49 Ludlow-Leominster road (north-south), the A456 road that strikes eastwards and the B4362 (westwards). It was formerly the site of Woofferton railway station (on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway) and Woofferton Junction which served the (now closed) Tenbury & Bewdley Railway.

The Welsh Marches Line runs through the currently closed station, with Transport for Wales running on the section without intermediate stations between Leominster and Ludlow.^[2]

Places of interest

It is best known for the Woofferton transmitting station (a notable feature of the area's landscape),a Shell Service station and a Travelodge. The public house there - the "Salwey Arms"^[3] - is the most southerly in the county.

References

^ "Richards Castle Herefordshire and Shropshire Family History". Parishmouse Herefordshire. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Welsh Marches Signal Box Visits Friday 26th July 2019". Branch Line Society. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ CAMRA Whatpub.com Salway Arms, Woofferton

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[1] "Richards Castle Herefordshire and Shropshire Family History". Parishmouse Herefordshire. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[2] "Welsh Marches Signal Box Visits Friday 26th July 2019". Branch Line Society. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[3] CAMRA Whatpub.com Salway Arms, Woofferton

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 [[File:The signals are off - geograph.org.uk - 316909.jpg|thumb|Site of Woofferton railway station (disused)]]
-'''Woofferton''' is a village to the south of [[Ludlow]], [[Shropshire]], England. It is one of Shropshire's most southerly villages and lies on the border with [[Herefordshire]]. It is part of the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Richard's Castle (Shropshire)|Richard's Castle]]. The larger Herefordshire village of [[Brimfield, Herefordshire|Brimfield]] is just over the border to the south.
+'''Woofferton''' is a village to the south of [[Ludlow]], in [[Shropshire]], England. It is one of Shropshire's most southerly villages and lies on the border with [[Herefordshire]]. It is part of the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Richard's Castle (Shropshire)|Richard's Castle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richards Castle Herefordshire and Shropshire Family History |url=https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/herefordshire/richards-castle-herefordshire-and-shropshire-family-history/ |website=Parishmouse Herefordshire |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> The larger Herefordshire village of [[Brimfield, Herefordshire|Brimfield]] is just over the border to the south.
 ==Transport==
 Woofferton is at the crossroads of the [[A49 road|A49]] Ludlow-[[Leominster]] road (north-south), the [[A456 road]] that strikes eastwards and the [[B4362 road|B4362]] (westwards). It was formerly the site of [[Woofferton railway station]] (on the [[Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway]]) and [[Woofferton Junction]] which served the (now closed) [[Tenbury & Bewdley Railway]].
+The [[Welsh Marches Line]] runs through the currently closed station, with [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] running on the section without intermediate stations between [[Leominster railway station|Leominster]] and [[Ludlow railway station|Ludlow]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welsh Marches Signal Box Visits Friday 26th July 2019 |url=https://www.branchline.uk/fixture-report.php?id=1335 |website=Branch Line Society |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
 ==Places of interest==
-It is best known for the [[Woofferton transmitting station]] and a [[Travelodge]]. The public house there - the "Salwey Arms" - is the most southerly in the county.
+It is best known for the [[Woofferton transmitting station]] (a notable feature of the area's landscape),a [[Shell plc|Shell]] Service station and a [[Travelodge]]. The public house there - the "Salwey Arms"<ref>[http://whatpub.com/pubs/SHR/4797/salwey-arms-woofferton CAMRA Whatpub.com] Salway Arms, Woofferton</ref> - is the most southerly in the county.
+==See also==
+*[[Listed buildings in Richard's Castle (Shropshire)]]
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references/>
-== External links ==
+==External links==
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