Hopperton

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Hopperton
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Hopperton
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Hopperton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE422566
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KNARESBOROUGH
Postcode district HG5
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
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UK
England
Yorkshire
54°00′15″N1°21′23″W / 54.004035°N 1.356434°W / 54.004035; -1.356434

Hopperton is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton parish. The village is situated close to the A59, the A1(M) and the A168. Cattal railway station is situated just under two miles from the village with services to Leeds, York and Harrogate. Until 1958, Hopperton had its own railway station next to a level crossing on the original A1 Great North Road. [1] The village had one pub, the Mason Arms, which closed in 2020 and is now a dwelling house . [2] [3] The nearest towns are Knaresborough 4 miles (6.4 km) to the west, and across the county border in West Yorkshire, Wetherby 5 miles (8 km) to the south west. The latter offers the closest large supermarket to Hopperton.

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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References

  1. "Hopperton railway station (site),... Nigel Thompson". Geograph. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. "Mason's Arms pub, Hopperton, HG5 8NX" . Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. "The Homestead Bed & Breakfast, Hopperton, HG5 8NX" . Retrieved 3 May 2013.