Hill (c.1495–1561) the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London. a merchant, statesman and philanthropist who coordinated the Geneva Bible translation. Sir Thomas Bromley Tudor lawyer, judge and Lord Chancellor who rose to prominence during the reign of Elizabeth I Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton (1572–1655) lady-in-waiting of Elizabeth I Reginald Heber (1783–1826) hymn writer, Rector of Hodnet 1807–1823 and Bishop of Calcutta George Campbell Macaulay (1852–1915) a noted English Classical scholar William Herrick Macaulay (1853–1936) a British mathematician Reginald Macaulay (1858–1937) a footballer with Old Etonians F.C. who played in three FA Cup Finals Mary Cholmondeley (1859–1925) an English novelist, lived in Hodnet until about 1896. Robert Heber-Percy (1911-1987) an English eccentric, grew up at Hodnet Hall. Tom Bush (1914–1969) an English footballer who played 61 games for Liverpool. Tim Brookshaw (1929–1981) an English National Hunt champion jockey and horse trainer, who is buried in Hodnet churchyard. Lou Dalton (1971– ) Menswear designer and senior tutor at the Royal College of Art. Sport Hodnet has a cricket club, Hodnet and Peplow CC. Its first eleven play in the Rollinson Smith Shropshire Cricket League Division 3. FC Hodnet, a football club formed for the 2007–08 season, played at the Hodnet Social Club. The club won the Shropshire Alliance football league on 10 May 2008 and then competed in the Shropshire County Premier Football League, which became the Mercian Regional Football League since the 2008–09 season onwards. Starting in Division One, after two seasons the team were promoted to the Premier Division in 2010. The following year FC Hodnet won the Premier Division Cup, beating Haughmond in the final at Ellesmere. FC Hodnet folded at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hodnet Social Football Club, originating in the late 1990s, competed in the Telford Sunday League until 2012. Hodnet FC was re-formed in 2018 and currently competes in the new Shropshire County League Premier Division, the 11th tier of the English football league system. See also Listed buildings in Hodnet, Shropshire References Villages in Shropshire Civil parishes in Shropshire