Easthope is a small village and small
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
, England.
Wenlock Edge
Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England and a site of special scientific interest because of its geology. It is over long, running southwest to northeast between Craven Arms and Much Wenlock, and is roughl ...
passes through the parish, to the northwest of the village, along which is Easthope Wood. A hamlet with the same name (or spelled Easthopewood) is on the other side of the Edge, within the parish.
Easthope gives its name to Easthope Road in the nearby town of
Church Stretton, as a result of local property developer Ralph Beaumont Benson (1862–1911), who lived at
Lutwyche Hall
Lutwyche is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lutwyche had a population of 3,454 people.
Lutwyche is north of the city's central business district.
Geography
Lutwyche Road, a busy thoroughfare that i ...
near the village. He was also responsible for the naming of Essex Road (after his wife,
Caroline Essex Cholmondeley), Beaumont Road and Lutwyche Road, all in Church Stretton.
[Crowe and Raynor (2011) ''Church Stretton through the ages'' p 149] He was the father of
Stella Benson
Stella Benson (6 January 1892 – 7 December 1933) was an English feminist, novelist, poet, and travel writer. She was a recipient of the Benson Medal.
Early life
Benson was born to Ralph Beaumont Benson (1862–1911), a member of the landed ...
.
See also
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Listed buildings in Easthope
Easthope is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains five Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle of the three gra ...
References
Civil parishes in Shropshire
Villages in Shropshire
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