Cold Hatton is a small village in

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, located approximately six miles south of Hodnet near the confluence of the River Tern and

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. It is in the

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. Since 1998 it has been part of the

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unitary district.

Etymology

The name Hatton is derived from the Old English ''hæþ-tun'', meaning "settlement on the heath".Raven, M. ''A Guide to Shropshire'', 2005, p.58 The affix "cold", in

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, usually is taken to refer to a village's cold or exposed location. There is another hamlet called Cold Hatton Heath immediately to the east.

History

The area was formerly a

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held by Lilleshall Abbey, and later formed part of the estates of the

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, who had a number of houses built in the village using local red

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References

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