Time Team episode Siege House in Shropshire'' (series 9, episode 8). The village also contains some almshouses of 1694, built in brick with small dormer windows. A short distance from the village is a World War II airfield which as RAF High Ercall was the home of 29 MU, a Royal Air Force maintenance unit. 68 Squadron operated from High Ercall from April 1941 for eleven months before moving to Catterick. The MU opened in 1941 and closed in 1957. The airfield site later became the headquarters for the Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) Multi Occupational Training and Educational Centre (MOTEC 1), home of the RTITB National Junior Mechanic Competition 1987. An outdoor war memorial to 59 servicemen from the parish of Ercall Magna who have died in wars since 1914, in African iron Greystone granite, was unveiled in the village in April 2017. Amenities In addition to a primary school and the church, there is in the village a tennis club. Notable people Sir Richard Newport (by 1511-1570), politician, of family who owned the manor of High Ercall. Magdelen Newport (1561 – 1627) estate manager and literary patron, daughter of Richard Sir Francis Newport (c1555-1623), politician, son of Richard, lived High Ercall Hall, which he had rebuilt 1608. Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport (1587-1651), latter's son, Civil War Royalist politician, who held Ercall Hall as fortress, made peer in 1642 as Baron Newport of High Ercall. Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford (1620-1708), latter's son, Royalist soldier and politician, owned Ercall Hall. Andrew Newport (1622-1699), latter's brother, Royalist politician, baptized at the church. Richard Baxter (1615-1691), puritan divine, born at Rowton in the parish and baptized at the church. Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet (1709-1796), Royal Navy Admiral, brought up in High Ercall. John Douglas (1721-1807), later Bishop of Salisbury, was vicar of High Ercall 1750-62. Archibald Alison (author) (1757-1839), Scottish essayist, was vicar of High Ercall. Bertha Steedman (1866-1945), born at High Ercall, tennis player, nine times winner of All England Championships at Wimbledon. John Beard (trade unionist) (1871-1950), president of the former Workers' Union, born and died at Ellerdine Heath in the parish. Derek Hammond-Stroud (1926-2012), baritone opera singer, died resident at Roden Hall care home in the parish. See also Listed buildings in Ercall Magna References External links Villages in Shropshire Telford and Wrekin