Woofferton

Woofferton
Shropshire
Woofferton transmitting station
Location
Grid reference:	SO520684
Location:	52°18’40"N, 2°42’18"W
Data
Post town:	Ludlow
Postcode:	SY8
Local Government
Council:	Shropshire
Parliamentary constituency:	Ludlow

Woofferton is a village to the south of Ludlow, in the Munslow Hundred of Shropshire. It is one of Shropshire's most southerly villages and lies on the border with Herefordshire. It is part of the parish of Richard's Castle. The larger Herefordshire village of Brimfield is just over the border to the south-east.

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 service running on the section without intermediate stations between Leominster and Ludlow.

Places of interest

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

In August 2020, a Shell filling station opened, accompanied with an on-site Sainsbury's convenience store.

References

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Woofferton)

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