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Hamlet

Lower Hopton

Population over time

A verified population series for Lower Hopton as a settlement has not yet been added. Neighbourhood census figures are available below.

Neighbourhood census context

These figures describe statistical neighbourhoods, which may cover part of a place or include neighbouring places.

Neighbourhood census area · 1971–2021

Shropshire 014

Population of the area containing the recorded point for Lower Hopton, not the whole place. This area may cover part of the place or include neighbours.

02.5k5k7.5k10k1971: 8,446 people19711981: 7,991 people19811991: 7,569 people19912001: 8,654 people20012011: 9,176 people20112021: 9,810 people2021

Includes harmonised historical census estimates.

Sources: ONS · Paul Norman

View population figures
Shropshire 014 — census population and harmonised historical estimates
Census yearPopulation
19718,446
19817,991
19917,569
20018,654
20119,176
20219,810
Sources and how to read this chart

Usual residents of the containing MSOA; this is local area context, not the population of the named settlement.. Boundary geography: 1 April 2022 (E02006028).

2011 and 2021 census counts harmonised by ONS to the same 1 April 2022 geography. Location matched to ONS 2021 MSOA polygons (full resolution, coastline clipped, V7). ONS exact-fit lookup marks this MSOA unchanged from 2011 (U); historical estimates use that same footprint.

1971–2011: Paul Norman harmonised historical estimates on 2011 MSOAs, rounded to whole residents (1971–1991 are modelled). 2021: ONS census count. The historical 2011 total can differ slightly from the ONS change-over-time 2011 total because of methodology and statistical disclosure controls. These are area estimates, not settlement totals.

Source: ONS Census change over time: usual resident population, 2011 and 2021. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA December 2021 boundaries EW BFC V7. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: Paul Norman — Area characteristics: Great Britain 1971 to 2011. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA 2011 to MSOA 2021 exact-fit lookup for England and Wales. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Recorded locationLower Hopton52.78323° N · 2.91918° WInteractive map loads when this area enters view.
Approximate recorded location · Geographic source

Geographic context

Place type
Hamlet
Country / region
England · West Midlands
County group
Shropshire
Current administration
Shropshire
Recorded coordinates
52.78323, -2.91918
OS Open Names ID
osgb4000000074556854

County groups are browsing aids. Current administrative and historic areas are recorded separately.

Recorded names

  • Lower Hopton · en · official

Nearby heritage

Explore recorded heritage in Lower Hopton and the surrounding area. This selection is based on proximity to a recorded settlement point; it is not a complete inventory or evidence that a site lies within the settlement or belongs to its history.

Heritage locationsLower Hopton & surrounding areaInteractive map loads when this area enters view. Source records are listed below.

Numbered markers match the source records below. Locations are recorded reference points, not site boundaries.

  1. STARTLEWOOD FARMHOUSE · Listed building
  2. COTON FARMHOUSE · Listed building
  3. THE GATEHOUSE · Listed building
  4. Milestone approximately 90 metres to east of Wolfshead Farmhouse · Listed building
  5. Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort · Scheduled monument
  6. Milestone approximately 30 metres south east of the junction with Holyhead Road and Well Lane, Holyhead Road, Nesscliffe · Listed building
  7. RUYTON HALL · Listed building
  8. FORMER COACH HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES EAST OF RUYTON HALL · Listed building

Sources & further reading

  1. OS Open Names October 2026 · Source licence.

Geographic source retrieved 2026-10-26. How this page was prepared.