What is Hodnet, Shropshire?
{{infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Hodnet | population = 1,534 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Hodnet |lieutenancy_england= [[Shropshire]] |region= West Midlands |constituency_westminster= [[North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Shropshire]] |post_town= [[Market Drayton|MARKET DRAYTON]] |postcode_district = TF9 |postcode_area= TF |dial_code= 01630 |os_grid_reference= SJ613286 |london_distance= |static_image= Drayton Road, Hodnet - geograph.org.uk - 1441690.jpg |static_image_caption= Drayton Road, Hodnet }} '''Hodnet''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[Ceremonial counties of England|county]] of [[Shropshire]], [[England]]. It lies 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south-west of the town of [[Market Drayton]]. The civil parish currently has a population of 1,534. Hodnet's name has Celtic origins derived from the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''hawdd'' meaning pleasant or peaceful and ''nant'', a [[glen]] or [[valley]] in [[Old Welsh]]. Evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] burial site was discovered during construction of the [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] in [[2002]]. Hodnet is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as '''Odenet''', and the village's 17th-century Hundred House was named for this reason. The village lies is on the [[A53 road]] from [[Shrewsbury]] to [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]]. It is served by the 511 bus route, operated by [[Arriva Midlands]], between [[Shrewsbury]] and [[Market Drayton]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Drayton Road, Hodnet - geograph.org.uk - 1441690.jpg|Drayton Road, Hodnet File:Hodnet fire station - geograph.org.uk - 266794.jpg|Hodnet Fire Station File:The Bear, Hodnet, pub sign - geograph.org.uk - 1323628.jpg|The Bear Hotel, Hodnet </gallery> [[Category:Villages in Shropshire]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Shropshire]]