Hopwood, Worcestershire

Hopwood

The village hall
Hopwood
 Hopwood shown within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSP030749
Civil parishAlvechurch
DistrictBromsgrove
Shire countyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district B48
Dialling code 0121
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentBromsgrove
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°22′20″N 1°57′26″W / 52.37214°N 1.95736°W / 52.37214; -1.95736

Hopwood is a small settlement in Worcestershire, located south of Birmingham, England on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The settlement is developed around an inn, where users of the canal would have broken their journey.

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.

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