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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hopton Castle like this:
HOPTON CASTLE, a parish, with a village, in Clun district, Salop; on a branch of the river Clun, 2½ miles NNW of Hopton Heath r. station, and 7 NE of Knighton. Post town, Aston-on-Clun, Shropshire. Acres, 2, 552. Rated property, £1, 768. Pop., 138. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belongs to T. Beale, Esq. A castle of the Cliffords stood here; was taken by storm in the civil wars of Charles I.; and has left some traces. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £238.* Patron, T. Beale, Esq. The church is ancient; was recently in disrepair; and contains several monuments.
Hopton Castle is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hopton Castle itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hopton Castle in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10385
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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