Welcome to Hopton Cangeford
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Hopton Cangeford, also referred to as Hopton-in-the-Hole, is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The small parish includes Lesser Poston and Greater Poston; both were manors recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 (Hopton Cangeford was not). They formed part of the Saxon hundred of Culvestan. They are situated to the north of Hopton Cangeford village. Hopton Cangeford was historically an outlying part of Stanton Lacy parish. It belonged to (after the dissolution of Culvestan c. 1100) the hundred of Munslow. The father of painter Charles Wellington Furse was the perpetual curate of the parish.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
517 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
427 (2021) |
Density |
83 people/km2 |
Mean age |
|
Ward |
Corvedale |
District |
Shropshire |
Postcodes |
SY7, SY8 |
ONS ID |
E04011288 |
Council
Contact details for Hopton Cangeford Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Hopton Cangeford Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Hopton Cangeford Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Hopton Cangeford Parish.
Local News
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Nearly 50 Shropshire roads to be surface dressed this year
Published: 7th Mar 2024
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Tortoise missing for two years is found in Shropshire
Published: 3rd Jul 2017
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Arnie the runaway Shropshire tortoise turns up after TWO YEARS
Published: 3rd Jul 2017