Hopwood, Worcestershire

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Hopwood
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The village hall
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Hopwood
Location within Worcestershire
Area0.5279 km2 (0.2038 sq mi)
Population952 (2021 census)
  Density 1,803/km2 (4,670/sq mi)
OS grid reference SP030749
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district B48
Dialling code 0121
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°22′20″N1°57′26″W / 52.37214°N 1.95736°W / 52.37214; -1.95736

Hopwood is a small settlement in the civil parish of Alvechurch, in the Bromsgrove district, in Worcestershire, England, located south of Birmingham, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The settlement is developed around an inn, where users of the canal would have broken their journey. In 2021 it had a population of 952. [1]

Today's Hopwood is the location of Hopwood Park services, a motorway service station on the M42 motorway.

Places nearby include: Barnt Green, Alvechurch, Bittell Reservoir and Longbridge.

References

  1. "Hopwood". City Population. Retrieved 7 October 2024.