Hopperton: what to know before moving day
Hopperton is a handful of streets rather than a large village. OpenStreetMap names Hopperton Street and King Street as the village roads, with Grey Thorn Lane running off as a track and Hew Beck and several plantations around the edges. The Mason Arms, once the pub, closed in 2020 and is now a house, so there is no pub to use as a landmark: the street name and house name matter more here.
The railway shaped the place. Hopperton had its own station until 1958, beside a level crossing on the original A1 Great North Road. Today the nearest is Cattal station, just under two miles away, with trains to Leeds, York and Harrogate. For a big shop, Wetherby is the nearest large supermarket.
How the van gets to Hopperton
The A59 passes the village as New Road, a 60 mph stretch between Knaresborough and the A1(M). From Knaresborough the van follows the A59 east past Flaxby and turns off for Hopperton Street. From the south, Wetherby is about five miles away.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Hopperton
Each service below links to its Knaresborough page, which covers how the job works in and around Knaresborough.
Hopperton: questions before you book
Hopperton shares a parish with Allerton Mauleverer. Does that affect the address?
Only in the paperwork. Hopperton is part of the civil parish of Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton, and the postcode HG5 8PA sits in Boroughbridge & Claro ward. North Yorkshire Council is the council.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HG5 8PA is in Boroughbridge & Claro ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton
- Hopperton (Wikipedia): village in Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton parish near the A59, A1(M) and A168; Cattal station just under two miles away; own station until 1958 by a level crossing on the original A1; Mason Arms closed 2020, now a house; Knaresborough 4 miles west, Wetherby 5 miles south-west with the nearest large supermarket; North Yorkshire Council since 2023
- OpenStreetMap: New Road, A59, 60 mph, at Hopperton
- OpenStreetMap: Hopperton Street; King Street (way 188134438), Grey Thorn Lane, Hew Beck and Hopperton Plantation
- Cattal railway station (Wikipedia): Harrogate Line, half-hourly trains to Leeds and York