Ratlinghope
Village in Shropshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ratlinghope (/rætlɪŋhoʊp/, locally also /rætʃəp/ RAT-chəp)[1] is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 138.[2] It is situated four miles (6 km) west of Church Stretton and twelve miles (19 km) south of Shrewsbury.
Ratlinghope | |
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Ford across the Darnford Brook, Ratlinghope | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 138 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SO401969 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHREWSBURY |
Postcode district | SY5 |
Dialling code | 01588 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Historically it was located in the hundred of Purslow. In the Church of England it is in the rural deanery of Bishop's Castle, archdeaconry of Ludlow, and diocese of Hereford.
The village is scattered around a valley in the hills of the Long Mynd and Stiperstones, an AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty).
Nearby is the hamlet of Bridges, which falls within Ratlinghope civil parish, and where there is a youth hostel and a public house.
Castle Ring, the earthwork of Ratlinghope Hill, is the fort described by Mary Webb in her novel Golden Arrow.