Hopwood | |
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The village hall | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
Area | 0.5279 km2 (0.2038 sq mi) |
Population | 952 (2021 census) |
• Density | 1,803/km2 (4,670/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SP030749 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
Postcode district | B48 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Hopwood is a small settlement in the civil parish of Alvechurch, in the Bromsgrove district, in Worcestershire, England, located south of Birmingham, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The settlement is developed around an inn, where users of the canal would have broken their journey. In 2021 it had a population of 952.[1]
Today's Hopwood is the location of Hopwood Park services, a motorway service station on the M42 motorway.
Places nearby include: Barnt Green, Alvechurch, Bittell Reservoir and Longbridge.