Hodnet
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.851, -2.57 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 61 28 |
| Population: | 292 |
| Dialling code: | 01630 (Market Drayton) |
Hodnet is a small village and civil parish in rural north Shropshire, set among rolling farmland and hedgerows. It sits on a network of lanes linking it with nearby market towns such as Market Drayton and Shrewsbury, and retains a quiet, village atmosphere while serving as a base for local agriculture and small businesses.
The village is best known for the attractive estate gardens at Hodnet Hall, with woodland walks and impressive rhododendron displays that draw visitors in spring; historically the site grew up around a manor and medieval earthworks. Social life centres on traditional village institutions - a primary school, village hall, pubs and clubs - and there’s an active parish community that organises fairs and horticultural events, reflecting Hodnet’s mix of historical roots and contemporary rural living.
Postcode districts covering Hodnet
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 20.8 miles
- Telford 12.7 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17.6 miles
- Shrewsbury 12.4 miles
- Crewe 17.6 miles
- Stafford 19.6 miles
- Wrexham 22.3 miles
- Winsford 23.4 miles
- Kidsgrove 21.3 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 23.2 miles
- Wellington 10.3 miles
- Oswestry 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stoke upon Tern Parish 2.3 miles
- Rosehill Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Ternhill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Stanton upon Hine Heath Parish 2.8 miles
- Weston-under-Redcastle Parish 3 miles
- Sutton upon Tern Parish 3.4 miles
- Child's Ercall Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Moreton Say Parish 4.3 miles
- Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst Parish 4.4 miles
- Market Drayton West Ward 4.6 miles
- Hinstock Built-up area 4.9 miles
- Market Drayton Built-up area 4.9 miles
Example postcodes in Hodnet
TF9 3JD, TF9 3JF, TF9 3NU, TF9 3JB, TF9 3NQ, TF9 3NH, TF9 3PB, TF9 3QF, TF9 3FJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 35.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 36.8 miles
- Prees Railway Station 6 miles
- Wem Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Hodnet Ad
- The Bear Inn 4 0.3 miles
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 2.5 miles
- The Old Rectory 3 6.8 miles
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Pepper Street Rooms 9.5 miles
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 9.8 miles
- Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 9.8 miles
- The Old Mill Thai Vintage 4 9.4 miles
Schools in Hodnet
- Hodnet Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blore Heath Historic site 7.7 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 9.8 miles
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 10 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 11 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.6 miles
- Attingham Estate 12.3 miles
- Doddington Hall Estate 12.8 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 12.9 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 13.5 miles
- Springfield House Estate 13.8 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 14.5 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 15.1 miles