Hodnet, Shropshire
Hodnet is a village and civil parish in the county of Shropshire, England. It lies 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south-west of the town of Market Drayton.
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 Drayton Road, Hodnet |
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| Population | 1,534 (2011 census) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ613286 |
| Civil parish | Hodnet |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MARKET DRAYTON |
| Postcode district | TF9 |
| Dialling code | 01630 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North Shropshire |
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The civil parish currently has a population of 1,534.
Hodnet's name has Celtic origins derived from the Welsh hawdd meaning pleasant or peaceful and nant, a glen or valley in Old Welsh. Evidence of a Bronze Age burial site was discovered during construction of the bypass in 2002. Hodnet is recorded in the Domesday Book as Odenet, and the village's 17th-century Hundred House was named for this reason.
The village lies is on the A53 road from Shrewsbury to Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is served by the 511 bus route, operated by Arriva Midlands, between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton.
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Drayton Road, Hodnet
Hodnet Fire Station
The Bear Hotel, Hodnet
Hodnet, Shropshire Media
St Luke's parish church, Hodnet, Shropshire
Sir Rowland Hill, who coordinated the Geneva Bible translation.
Sir Thomas Bromley who presided over the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots
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