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Hopesay is a small village, and civil parish, in south Shropshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 561.[1]

Hopesay
St Mary's Church, Hopesay
Hopesay Location within Shropshire
Population	561 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO389834
Civil parish	Hopesay
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRAVEN ARMS
Postcode district	SY7
Dialling code	01588
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.445°N 2.898°W / 52.445; -2.898

The name 'Hopesay' derives from "Hope de Say", the valley of Picot de Say, a Norman baron who held the manor of neighbouring Sibdon Carwood and whose power base was the nearby Clun Castle. Though most of the Norman influence has been lost, the church tower does date back to Norman times.

The 13th-century church of St Mary, restored c.1880, is a Grade I listed building.[2]

The village has an active community though in recent decades has suffered from depopulation, leading to the closure of both the village shop and Post office, and the school (closed in 1989).

Within the parish lies the larger village of Aston on Clun, and the village of Broome which has a railway station on the Heart of Wales Line. The hamlet of Basford, in the north of the parish, straddles the boundary with Edgton parish.

The writer and adventurer Vivienne de Watteville (Vivienne Goschen) is buried at Hopesay.[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Hopesay

References

External links

Media related to Hopesay at Wikimedia Commons

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