Broadward
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.Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Broad Ford”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hopton Heath railway station and Hopton Castle.
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 northwest of Broadward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heath and Beckjay.
Heath
Hamlet
Heath is a dispersed hamlet in north Herefordshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Leintwardine, on the other side of the River Clun 2.5 miles northwest of that village.
Beckjay
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Marlow
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marlow is a hamlet in north Herefordshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Leintwardine, on the B4385 road 1.2 miles north of that village. The River Clun flows to the west.
Broadward
- Category: locality
- Location: Clungunford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.38535° or 52° 23′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.89856° or 2° 53′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C4V94P2+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2064567776OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q4972341
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