Beckjay
Beckjay is a hamlet in the south of the English county of Shropshire. Its name, and that of the nearby hamlet of Jay, is probably a reference to the family of Elias de Jay, who held the local manor of Bedston until 1349.Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hopton Heath railway station and Church of St Cuthbert.
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.
Hopton Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Hopton Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Beckjay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadward and Abcott.
Broadward
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadward is a dispersed hamlet in south Shropshire, England, situated by the border with Herefordshire. It is in the civil parish of Clungunford, a village approximately 2 miles to the north.
Abcott
Hamlet
Photo: John Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abcott is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It lies on the west side of the River Clun and its flood plain, just opposite the village of Clungunford.
Hopton Heath
Hamlet
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hopton Heath, or Hoptonheath, is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. The border with Herefordshire is close by. It lies on the border of the civil parishes of Clungunford and Hopton Castle.
Beckjay
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Shropshire, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Clungunford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.39258° or 52° 23′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.8945° or 2° 53′ 40″ westElevation
453 feet (138 metres)Open location code
9C4V94V4+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 2064567778OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Beckjay” goes by many names.
- French: “Beckjay”
- Polish: “Beckjay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Beckjay Mill and Little Common.
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Highlights include Broadward Hall Motte and Broadward Motte.
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