Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle is situated in the village of the same name which lies approximately halfway between Knighton and Craven Arms, in the English county of Shropshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hopton Heath railway station and St Swithun’s Church, Clunbury.
Hopton Heath railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopton Heath railway station in Hopton Heath, Shropshire, England, lies on the Heart of Wales Line, 25+1⁄2 miles south west of Shrewsbury. The station is in a very rural area: the nearest sizeable settlement is Hopton Castle, and further afield the larger villages of Clungunford and Leintwardine, Herefordshire.
St Swithun’s Church, Clunbury
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Swithun's Church is in the village of Clunbury, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hopton Castle and Bucknell.
Hopton Castle
Village
Photo: Mark Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopton Castle is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village grew up near the keep of Hopton Castle, which was opened as a visitor attraction in 2011.
Bucknell
Village
Photo: Mr M Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bucknell is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within 660 yards of the River Teme and close to the border of Wales and Herefordshire. Bucknell is situated 2½ miles south of Hopton Castle.
Clungunford
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clungunford is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, located near the border with Herefordshire.
Hopton Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.3959° or 52° 23′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.9319° or 2° 55′ 55″ westElevation
1,181 feet (360 metres)Open location code
9C4V93W9+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 199199380OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
7297102Wikidata ID
Q9293795
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hopton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hopton Castle (kastilyo)”
- Cebuano: “Hopton Castle”
- Danish: “Hopton Castle”
- Dutch: “Hopton Castle”
- French: “Hopton Castle”
- German: “Hopton Castle”
- Japanese: “ホップトン・キャッスル”
- Japanese: “ホップトン城”
- Japanese: “ホプトン・キャッスル”
- Japanese: “ホプトン城”
- Polish: “Hopton Castle”
- Swedish: “Hopton Castle (slott)”
- Swedish: “Hopton Castle”
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