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'''Whitchurch''' is a market town and civil parish in northern [[Shropshire]], [[England]]. Close to the [[Cheshire]] border, it lies around 2 miles east of the [[Wales|Welsh]] border, 19 miles north of [[Shrewsbury]] and 40 miles south-west of [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]].

'''Whitchurch''' is a market town and civil parish in northern [[Shropshire]], [[England]]. Close to the [[Cheshire]] border, it lies around 2 miles east of the [[Wales|Welsh]] border, 19 miles north of [[Shrewsbury]] and 40 miles south-west of [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]].

The area may have been inhabited since around 3000 BC, with the settlement being known in c. 70 AD during the Roman era as Mediolanum.

The area may have been inhabited since around 3000 BC, with the settlement being known in c. 70 AD during the Roman era as Mediolanum. The town may have been known as ''Weardbyrig'' in the [[Anglo-Saxon]] period. By 1086, the town was known as ''Westune'' (modernised as Weston), with its present name referencing a [[Norman]]-era church built from white stone.  

==Transport==

==Transport==

Whitchurch is located on the [[A49 road]], on which the nearest primary destinations are [[Warrington]] in [[Lancashire]] around 30 miles to the north, and [[Shrewsbury]] to the south.

Whitchurch is located on the [[A49 road]], on which the nearest primary destinations are [[Warrington]] in [[Lancashire]] around 30 miles to the north, and [[Shrewsbury]] to the south.

[[Category:Settlements in Shropshire]]

[[Category:Settlements in Shropshire]]