Bicton
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.722, -2.822 |
|---|---|
| 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 miles23.5 km
- Shrewsbury 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wrexham 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Wellington 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Oswestry 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Oswestry Rural 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Ryton 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Newport 19 miles30.5 km
- Bridgnorth 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Market Drayton 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 24.8 miles39.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Bowbrook Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Copthorne Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ford Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Radbrook Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Great Hanwood Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Montford Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Shrewsbury Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Porthill Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hanwood Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Quarry and Coton Hill Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bagley Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Pimhill Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Bicton
SY3 8HS, SY3 5FL, SY3 8GA, SY3 8BT, SY3 5DZ, SY4 1DY, SY3 8HN, SY3 8ET, SY3 8EE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.3 miles68 km
- Birmingham International Airport 48.7 miles78.4 km
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Yorton Railway Station 7 miles11.3 km
Hotels near Bicton
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Corbet Arms 5.1 miles8.3 km
- St Nicholas Boutique Hotel 3 3.1 miles5 km
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- The Alb 3 miles4.9 km
- St Nicholas 3.1 miles5 km
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 4.9 miles7.8 km
Local points of interest
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Attingham Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Aston Hall Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Park Hall Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Welshpool Stadium 14.2 miles22.8 km