Albrighton, Village 1898
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Photo of Albrighton, Village 1898

More about this scene

There are two Albrightons in Shropshire, the meanings for which differed: one was Aethelbeorht's farmstead (this village), and the other was Eadbeorht's farmstead. Over the centuries the names evolved to become the same. Today Albrighton is known to most people because of its proximity to the RAF base at nearby Cosford.

A Selection of Memories from Albrighton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Albrighton

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I lived in Codsall Wood between 1944 and 1952. I attended Albrighton Infants School between 1950 and 1952, I still have my school cap, the only names I can remember was the dinner lady a Mrs Orange and 2 other pupils Darryl Massey and George Carrington, I remember we used to go on nature walks and play soccer across the road, I seem to recall there was a factory with a soccer field attached and occupied by cows ...see more