Hopton Heath Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Hopton Heath railway station MMB 01.jpg
Static Image Caption:Hopton Heath railway station, which the hamlet grew up around
Coordinates:52.391°N -2.911°W
Official Name:Hopton Heath
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Clungunford
Civil Parish1:Hopton Castle
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Ludlow
Post Town:CRAVEN ARMS
Postcode District:SY7
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01547
Os Grid Reference:SO380774

Hopton Heath, or Hoptonheath, is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. The border with Herefordshire is close by.[1] It lies on the border of the civil parishes of Clungunford and Hopton Castle.

There is a railway station here - Hopton Heath railway station - which today is little more than a halt on the Heart of Wales Line. The hamlet grew as a result of the railway station's construction (in 1861) — it was built to serve the villages of Hopton Castle and Clungunford. Today, a couple of small businesses operate from units near the station and there is also a site of holiday lodges, called "Ashlea Pools".[2]

The B4367 and B4385 roads intersect at Hopton Heath. One mile to the west is the village (and castle) of Hopton Castle, and also nearby are the villages of Bedstone, Clungunford and the hamlets of Beckjay, Broadward, Heath (Herefordshire) and Abcott - with its Rocke Cottage (was Bird on the Rock) tea rooms. The 740 bus service calls at Hopton Heath, with three buses a day to Ludlow and Knighton.[3]

There is a Royal Mail post box at the junction of the B roads.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heart of Wales article on Hopton. 2006-11-15.
  2. http://www.ashleapools.co.uk Ashlea Pools
  3. http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInformation.aspx?id=2778&r=UK Arriva
  4. http://dracos.co.uk/made/locating-postboxes/?pc1=SY7 dracos.co.uk