Hopton Castle, Shropshire Family History Guide

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Hopton Castle is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire.

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1538
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1660

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Adjacent Parishes

Hopton castle
Hopton castle

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

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.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Gregory Shropshire Gazetteer 1824

Hopton Castle. A parish in the Stow division of the hundred of Purslow, a rectory, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Clun, and archdeaconry of Salop. 7 miles south of Bishopscastle.

Source: The Shropshire Gazetteer, with an Appendix, including a Survey of the County and Valuable Miscellaneous Information, with Plates. Printed and Published by T. Gregory, Wem, 1824

Hopton Castle church
Hopton Castle church
The Rectory Hopton Castle
The Rectory Hopton Castle

Hopton Castle Parish Registers

Hopton Castle Parish Registers 1538 to 1812 Shropshire Parish Registers Diocese of Hereford Vol. 2 (1901) Author: Shropshire Parish Register Society. General editor; 1900-1906, W.P.W. Phillimore. Publisher: Privately printed for the Shropshire Parish Register Society. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish Records

FamilySearch

United Kingdom, England, Shropshire, Hopton Castle – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of St. Edward’s, Hopton Castle, Shropshire, 1730-1983
Author: Jebb, Angela; Bedstone Womens Institute (Shropshire)

United Kingdom, England, Shropshire, Hopton Castle – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Hopton Castle, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

United Kingdom, England, Shropshire, Hopton Castle – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hopton Castle, 1660-1850
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hopton Castle (Shropshire)

Registers of Hopton Castle

The registers of Hopton-Castle, Shropshire, 1538-1812
Author: Elton, Edward Daubeny; Fletcher, W. G. D. (William George Dimock), 1851-1935

United Kingdom, England, Shropshire, Hopton Castle – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Hopton Castle, Shrops., Eng

United Kingdom, England, Shropshire, Hopton Castle – Schools ( 1 )
Log book, 1909-1911
Author: Hopton Castle Church of England School (Shropshire)

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Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Shropshire
  • Civil Registration District: Clun
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Hereford
  • Rural Deanery: Clun
  • Poor Law Union: Clun
  • Hundred: Purslow
  • Province: Canterbury