Bicton
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.722, -2.822 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 44 14 |
| Population: | 331 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Bicton is a small, quietly rural civil parish in Shropshire, England, made up of scattered hamlets, farms and a handful of historic houses rather than a single nucleated village. The landscape is typical of lowland Shropshire - patchwork fields, hedgerows and country lanes - with a parish church and several listed farmsteads hinting at its long agricultural past.
Farming remains the backbone of the local economy, but many residents commute to nearby market towns and centres for work and services, while walkers and riders appreciate easy access to the wider Shropshire countryside and the Shropshire Hills. Community life is small-scale and neighbourly, centred on parish meetings, local events and occasional heritage projects that preserve the area’s built and rural character.
Postcode districts covering Bicton
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 14.6 miles
- Shrewsbury 2.6 miles
- Wrexham 23.8 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 22.2 miles
- Wellington 12.9 miles
- Oswestry 13.3 miles
- Oswestry Rural 12.9 miles
- Ryton 20.6 miles
- Newport 19 miles
- Bridgnorth 21.3 miles
- Market Drayton 18.7 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bowbrook Ward 1.1 miles
- Copthorne Ward 1.8 miles
- Ford Built-up area 2 miles
- Radbrook Ward 2.2 miles
- Great Hanwood Parish 2.5 miles
- Montford Parish 2.6 miles
- Shrewsbury Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Porthill Ward 2.6 miles
- Hanwood Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Quarry and Coton Hill Ward 2.8 miles
- Bagley Ward 2.9 miles
- Pimhill Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Bicton
SY3 8HS, SY3 8BW, SY5 8PJ, SY4 1DZ, SY3 8GA, SY3 8EQ, SY3 8EN, SY4 1DT, SY3 8BT … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.3 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 48.7 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Yorton Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels near Bicton Ad
- Rowton Castle Hotel 4.2 miles
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 3.2 miles
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- The Corbet Arms 5.1 miles
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 6.7 miles
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 4.1 miles
- Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 9.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 3.8 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 5.1 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 5.2 miles
- Attingham Estate 7 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 8.2 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 9.8 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 10.3 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 10.7 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 13.5 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 13.6 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 14.2 miles