Ratlinghope
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.574, -2.891 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 39 97 |
| Dialling code: | 01694 (Church Stretton) |
Ratlinghope is a tiny, remote parish set in Shropshire within the rolling uplands of the Shropshire Hills AONB, fringed by the heather moorland of the Long Mynd and the craggy ridges of the Stiperstones. The landscape is dominated by open bracken and pasture, with a few lanes, farmsteads and ancient trackways giving it a sheltered, windswept character popular with walkers and hill riders visiting from Church Stretton and beyond.
Locally the economy is largely pastoral agriculture and small-scale tourism, and the parish retains a strong sense of rural community with historic farm buildings and a compact village core. There are traces of long settlement here and the area’s remoteness and dark skies make it attractive to those seeking quiet landscapes, wildlife and traditional Shropshire countryside rather than busy visitor facilities.
Postcode districts covering Ratlinghope
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Shrewsbury 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Wellington 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Oswestry 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Oswestry Rural 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Ryton 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Bridgnorth 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Newtown 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 18 miles29 km
- Leominster 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Ludlow 16 miles25.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Wentnor Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Snailbeach Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Smethcott Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Church Pulverbatch Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Woolstaston Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Norbury Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Myndtown Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- All Stretton Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Worthen with Shelve Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Church Stretton Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- More Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Rea Valley Ward 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Ratlinghope
SY5 0SN, SY5 0SR, SY5 0SW, SY5 0SS, SY5 0SJ, SY5 0SP, SY5 0ST
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 48.8 miles78.5 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 52.5 miles84.4 km
- Church Stretton Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Craven Arms 9.4 miles15.1 km
Hotels near Ratlinghope Ad
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Netley Hall 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
Local points of interest
- Bomere Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Welshpool Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Attingham Estate 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Clun Forest Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Powis Castle Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Clee Hills Hill 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 16.2 miles26 km