Easthope

Easthope is a small village and small civil parish in Shropshire, England.

Easthope
Looking from St Peter, Easthope towards the village
Easthope Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO564953
Civil parish	Easthope
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MUCH WENLOCK
Postcode district	TF13
Dialling code	01746
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°33′14″N 2°38′31″W / 52.554°N 2.642°W / 52.554; -2.642

Wenlock Edge passes through the parish, to the northwest of the village, along which is Easthope Wood. A hamlet with the same name (or spelled Easthopewood) is on the other side of the Edge, within the parish.

Easthope gives its name to Easthope Road in the nearby town of Church Stretton, as a result of local property developer Ralph Beaumont Benson (1862–1911), who lived at Lutwyche Hall near the village. He was also responsible for the naming of Essex Road (after his wife, Caroline Essex Cholmondeley), Beaumont Road and Lutwyche Road, all in Church Stretton.^[1] He was the father of Stella Benson.