Ratlinghope (/rætlɪŋhoʊp/, locally also /ˈrætʃəp/RATCH-əp)[1] is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 138.[2] It is situated four miles (6 km) west of Church Stretton and twelve miles (19 km) south of Shrewsbury.
Historically it was located in the hundred of Purslow. In the Church of England it is in the rural deanery of Bishop's Castle, archdeaconry of Ludlow, and diocese of Hereford.
The village is scattered around a valley in the hills of the Long Mynd and Stiperstones, an AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty).
Nearby is the hamlet of Bridges, which falls within Ratlinghope civil parish, and where there is a youth hostel and a public house.
Castle Ring, the earthwork of Ratlinghope Hill, is the fort described by Mary Webb in her novel Golden Arrow.
^"Places in Shropshire that people just can't pronounce properly". Shropshire Star. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^"Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 November 2015.
Ratlinghope (/rætlɪŋhoʊp/, locally also /ˈrætʃəp/ RATCH-əp) is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at...
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