Wheathill is a village and civil parish south east of Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Loughton and Silvington, the hamlet of Bromdon and the deserted village of Egerton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 229. The parish touches Aston Botterell, Bitterley, Burwarton, Clee St. Margaret, Farlow, Hopton Wafers and Stoke St. Milborough.
Landmarks There are 14 listed buildings in Wheathill. Wheathill has a church called Holy Trinity.
History The name Whethill means 'Wheat hill' and was recorded in the Domesday Book as Waltham. The family of Whethill were for centuries the Lords of the manor here. In 1380 John Whethill of Whethill was Lord.The Visitations of Shropshire 1623, Harleian Society, London, vol.1, p.130. Presumably it was his son or grandson, Sir Richard Whethill, Knt., (1410-1485) who was a rich merchant of the Staple at Calais in the middle of the 15th century.Nichols, John Gough, F.S.A., editor, The Chronicle of Calais to the year 1540, Camden Society, London, 1846, pages xl & xli & 118.
On 1 April 1967 Loughton and Silvington parishes were merged with Wheathill.
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External links Parish council