Alkington is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, near Whitchurch and south of that town.
Alkington Hall
Sir Allan Cotton of Alkington, Lord Mayor of London 1625
Sir Rowland Hill of Soulton, was the publisher of the Geneva Bible, thereby earning the title "The First Protestant Lord Mayor of London", having held that office in 1549. He was a statesman, polymath, merchant and patron of art and philanthropist active through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He is associated with the recovery and development of Tudor English drama a generation before Shakespeare, and events that Hill was involved in may have shaped one or more Shakespearean characters.
Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill of Soulton
St Luke’s Church, Hodnet, in which Hill was baptised
Frontispiece of the 1560 Geneva Bible, bearing Hill's name
Franklin's design for the First Great Seal of America, inspired by the Geneva Bible