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Loppington

Village in Shropshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Loppington
population	611
population_ref	(2011)
civil_parish	Loppington
unitary_england	Shropshire
lieutenancy_england	Shropshire
region	West Midlands
constituency_westminster	North Shropshire
post_town	Shrewsbury
postcode_district	SY4
postcode_area	SY
dial_code	01939
os_grid_reference	SJ470293
static_image_name	St Michael and All Angels, Loppington - geograph.org.uk - 567746.jpg
static_image_caption	St Michael and All Angels church, Loppington

Loppington is a village and parish in Shropshire, England, situated a few miles west of Wem. The population of the parish (2001) is 576 and there are 206 households. The population as of the 2011 census was 611.

Loppington was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Lopitone.

It has a rich history and many historical buildings, including the Church of Saint Michael, dating back to the 14th century and having traces of a Norman building with characteristic Norman architecture.

Other interesting buildings are The Nook a timber-framed house near to the church, and Loppington Hall, an early 18th-century brick house, a former residence of John Lloyd Dickin restored in 2002.

The village has the only remaining bull ring in North Shropshire, which was reported to be used for bull baiting until the 19th century.

Notable people

Sir Edward Frederick, 9th Baronet, cricketer and British Army officer, born at Loppington Hall
Chris Hawkins - radio presenter, producer, and celebrity
Edward Lhuyd (Lloyd) - 17th century scientist, botanist, geologist, philologist and friend of Sir Isaac Newton

References

"Civil Parish population 2011".
[http://www.loppingtonvillagehall.co.uk/Village%20History.htm Loppington Village History]
Cf. [http://www.shropshiretourism.info/north-shropshire/villages/ North Shropshire villages] - on Loppington
(18 September 2002). "BBC – 6music – Chris Hawkins biography".
[http://www.bangor-on-dee.co.uk/bangor_parish_1699/ Bangor-on-Dee parish register]

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