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HOPESAY, Shropshire

"HOPESAY, a parish in the Stow division of the hundred of Purslow, county Salop. 71, miles S.E. of Bishop's Castle, and 4 E. of the Craven Arms railway station. It is a small village situated near the river Clun, and 1 mile off the road from Bishop's Castle to Ludlow. The parish contains the townships of Ashton, Barlow, Little Brampton, Broom, and Carwood. The soil is of various qualities, some very sterile. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £502."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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• The transcription of the section for Hopesay from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

[Original page by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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