What is "arscott"

Arscott is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is near to Plealey, Shorthill and Annscroft and within the civil parish of Pontesbury.

The hamlet is spread out along Pound Lane and has a number of Victorian cottages associated with the local farms or coal mines working as early as 1838, the last closing in 1919.

Nearby is the hamlet of Arscott Villa, which adjoins Annscroft.

There is an 18-hole golf course at Arscott, which opened in 1992 and is the home of the Arscott Golf Club.

Arscott is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Felix Arscott, English mathematician
• John Arscott (1613–1675), English landowner
• Luke Arscott, rugby player
• Tom Arscott, rugby player
• Vanessa Arscott, murder victim
• Arscott of Tetcott, an English family, of Tetcott, Devon