Donington, Shropshire
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 St Cuthbert's church, Donington |
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| Donington shown within Shropshire | |
| Population | 3,544 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ8104 (381500, 304500) |
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| Shire county | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wolverhampton |
| Postcode district | WV7 |
| Dialling code | 01902 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Donington is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Due to its small population, it shares a parish council with the neighbouring parish of Boscobel.
The hamlet is situated on the northern outskirts of the large village of Albrighton.
The parish is geographically large however and includes Cosford and DCAE Cosford, as well as encompassing a small part of the village of Albrighton (close to the railway station). The M54 motorway passes through the parish, as does the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line (Albrighton railway station is on the border of the parishes of Donington and Albrighton). Wigmore Wood lies in the parish. Donington is located 9.9 miles away from Wolverhampton and 10.6 miles away from Telford
To the east of the parish is Staffordshire.
St. Cuthbert's Church in Donington is over 900 years old. It was founded by Roger de Montgomery. The old church tower had collapsed on 25 March 1879, and was rebuilt in 1880. Different parts of the church are from different eras. For example, the lower part of the tower is from the 12th Century and other areas being built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
This Church is also a grade II listed building and has been since 26 September 1984.
Many air force personnel from RAF Cosford are buried in the churchyard, 23 of them in World War II Commonwealth service war graves marked and cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Also buried from the same war are four Polish airmen. The dead include former British Olympic fencer Group Captain Frederick Sherriff. The CWGC also register the graves of two British Army officers of World War I.
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