Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle lies 3.8 km north of Bucknell. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 22 more places to visit, starting with Ludlow Castle (15 km).
Castle near Bucknell
Just outside Bucknell
Hopton Castle is 3.8 km north of Bucknell. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Bucknell has 26 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
In Bucknell, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.
Hopton Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km north of Bucknell
Locating Hopton Castle
Orange: Hopton Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Hopton Castle
Home to 2,911 people, Knighton is the largest of these 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Bucknell
Leintwardine
Clun
Craven Arms
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hopton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 3.8 km south of it | 740 | 2 |
| Leintwardine | 4.8 km southeast of it | 611 | 3 |
| Clun | 7.3 km west of it | 654 | 2 |
| Craven Arms | 8.1 km northeast of it | 2,563 | 5 |
| Knighton | 9.9 km southwest of it | 2,911 | 1 |
| Wigmore | 11 km southeast of it | 527 | 3 |
| Bishop's Castle | 12 km northwest of it | 1,847 | 2 |
| Norton | 13 km southwest of it | 377 | 2 |
More to see nearby
There are 22 within 15 km, 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum among them.
CastleLudlow Castle15 km away2
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle7.8 km away3
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle7.4 km away4
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle5.4 km away5
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle9.6 km away6
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle15 km away7
Historic houseStokesay Court7.8 km away8
MuseumTown Hall (museum)7.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Hopton Castle
Where is Hopton Castle?
Hopton Castle is 3.8 km north of Bucknell, Shropshire.
What is Hopton Castle?
Castle in Shropshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Hopton Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Bucknell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hopton Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Hopton Castle?
Within 15 km: Ludlow Castle (15 km), Stokesay Castle (7.8 km), Clun Castle (7.4 km) and Brampton Bryan Castle (5.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Hall (museum): Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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