Historic landfill sites in Whitchurch, Shropshire
The Environment Agency records 30 historic landfill sites in and around Whitchurch, Shropshire. covering roughly 44 hectares in total. The largest is Heath Road at 10.62 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Whitchurch (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Road | 10.62 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Whitchurch Bypass Site No.3 | 7.9 ha | 1991 | HouseholdInert |
| Whitchurch Bypass Site No.1 | 4.36 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| H H Wardle (metals) Limited | 3.67 ha | 1999 | SpecialIndustrial |
| Whitchurch Bypass Site No.2 | 2.57 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Tarporley Road | 1.73 ha | — | Commercial |
| Bubney Farm | 1.57 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Brownlow Street | 1.53 ha | 1965 | Household |
| Whitchurch Canal | 1.52 ha | 1952 | Household |
| Land South of A41 Chester Road | 1.02 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Broughall | 0.95 ha | 1960 | Waste types not recorded |
| Yokings Gate | 0.91 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| The Meadows | 0.72 ha | 1987 | Industrial |
| Ightfield Heath | 0.65 ha | 1975 | Waste types not recorded |
| Corra Bank | 0.61 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Broxton Hall Farm | 0.44 ha | — | Inert |
| Villa Farm | 0.41 ha | — | Inert |
| School Farm | 0.4 ha | — | Inert |
| The Vineyard | 0.36 ha | 1960 | Inert |
| Edge Lane Tip | 0.3 ha | — | Commercial |
| Taporley Road, Whitchurch | 0.26 ha | 1977 | Waste types not recorded |
| Sherrymill Hill | 0.22 ha | 1985 | Industrial |
| Whitchurch by pass slurry pit | 0.21 ha | — | Inert |
| Bulkeley Grange Tip | 0.2 ha | — | Household |
| Railway Cutting | 0.2 ha | 1960 | Waste types not recorded |
| Smeaton Wood Farm | 0.2 ha | — | Household |
| Bickerton Hall | 0.17 ha | — | Inert |
| Manor Lodge | 0.14 ha | — | Inert |
| School House | 0.11 ha | 1980 | Inert |
| Holtridge Farm | 0.07 ha | 1986 | Inert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Whitchurch?
- 30 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Whitchurch town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Whitchurch?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.