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Hopton Castle, Shropshire

Historical Description

Hopton Castle, a village and a parish in Salop, on a branch of the river Clun, 1 mile W of Hopton Heath station on the Central Wales section of the L. & N.W.R., and 7 miles NE of Knighton. Post town, Aston-on-Clun (R.S.O.) Acreage, 2550; population, 115. A castle of the Cliffords stood here, was taken by storm in the civil wars of Charles L, and has left some traces. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford; gross value, £376 with residence. The church was entirely rebuilt in 1870.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySalop 
Ecclesiastical parishCastle Hopton St. Mary 
HundredPurslow 
Poor Law unionClun 
Registration districtClun1837 - 2005

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in association with the Shropshire Archives have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Hopton Castle


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Hopton Castle from 1837 to 2005 you should search for the Clun Registration District.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Hopton Castle from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Shropshire (Salop) is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Hopton Castle are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtSY7

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