Woolstaston

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Woolstaston
Woolstaston (Shropshire)
Woolstaston

Woolstaston shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SO4598
Shire county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
European Parliament West Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandShropshire

Coordinates: 52°34′N 2°49′W / 52.57, -2.81

Woolstaston is a village in Shropshire, England. The village and the surrounding area was used extensively in the filming of the 1998 Academy-Award-winning film Saving Private Ryan. The reason for its use was that the film's writer, Robert Rodat, lived in the village as a child before moving to the United States.