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Upper Hopton
Upper Hopton
	Hopton Hall
	Upper Hopton Location within West Yorkshire
Population	1,000 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE196184
Civil parish	Mirfield;
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIRFIELD
Postcode district	WF14
Dialling code	01924
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Dewsbury;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°39′45″N 1°42′17″W / 53.662372°N 1.7047316°W

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Upper Hopton is a small village within the town of Mirfield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located

The population of Upper Hopton is reported as a percentage of Mirfield and was estimated at around 1000, or 6% of the Mirfield population in 2001.^[1]

The village is about a mile from Mirfield railway station and is served by a Yorkshire Tiger run bus between Huddersfield and Dewsbury.

Upper Hopton Community Association[edit]

As Upper Hopton is part of Mirfield, it does not have it's own council. However, it does have a group that meet in Croft House once a month. The Upper Hopton Community Association was formed in the 1980s^[2] and can be joined by any resident of the village. The group organise various events in the village, discuss improvements that can be made to the area and look after the general upkeep of Upper Hopton. They are also strongly linked to Upper Hopton In Bloom, a horticultural competition which often competes with other towns in Yorkshire.

Education[edit]

Upper Hopton no longer has a school and is served by the education services in Mirfield. It does have it's own daily preschool which is located at Croft House.

Landmarks[edit]

Location[edit]

St Mary's Church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott
The tower of the 1826 church

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Welcome to Upper Hopton

Category:Towns in West Yorkshire Category:Heavy Woollen District Category:Geography of Kirklees Category:Kirklees Category:Civil parishes in West Yorkshire

[1] ttps://www.kirklees.gov.uk/business/conservation/pdf-appraisals/UpperHopton.pdf

[2] "Welcome to Upper Hopton Village".

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