Twitchen is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in
Shropshire
Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...
, England, on the B4385 south of
Purslow and near to
Hopton Castle.
The southern part of the settlement is called Three Ashes.
A mile southeast of Twitchen is the small
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
at
Hopton Heath
Hopton Heath, or Hoptonheath, is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. The border with Herefordshire is close by. It lies on the border of the civil parishes of Clungunford and Hopton Castle.
There is a railway station here - Hopton Heath ...
, on the
Heart of Wales Line.
Three
civil parishes
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come together at Twitchen:
Clunbury, Hopton Castle and
Clungunford
Clungunford is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, located near the border with Herefordshire.
Village
The village features St. Cuthbert's parish church. The River Clun flows just to the west of the village and can be cro ...
.
Hamlets in Shropshire
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