Hopwell Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.92°N -1.35°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Hopwell
Population:33
Population Ref:(2011)
Region:East Midlands
Static Image:Front_of_Old_House_at_Hopwell_Hall_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_862642.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Old House, Hopwell Hall Farm.
Post Town:DERBY
Postcode District:DE7
Postcode Area:DE
Dial Code:0115
Os Grid Reference:SK 443364

Hopwell is a hamlet and civil parish in the south east of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 33.[1] It lies south of Dale Abbey and north of Draycott. Since 1974 it has been part of the Erewash borough. The parish falls under the authority of Risley ‘Risley with Hopwell Parish Council’.[2] and is located in the Draycott & Risley Ward.[3]

History

Mentioned in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Hopwell was a settlement in the Hundred of Morleystone and the county of Derbyshire. It had a recorded population of 14.3 households in 1086.[4]

The most notable building in the parish is Hopwell Hall, built in 1720. It was owned by five generations of the Pares family from 1786 to 1921. The hall was demolished after a fire in 1957 and a new building was erected on the site. The large private house on the site is also called Hopwell Hall.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil parish population 2011. 28 January 2021. doogal.co.uk. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Web site: Risley with Hopwell Parish Council. 28 January 2021. risleywithhopwellparishcouncil.org.uk. Parish Council.
  3. Web site: Draycott & Risley Ward. 28 January 2021. citypopulation.de. Political Ward.
  4. Web site: Domesday Book. 28 January 2021. opendomesday.org. Anna Powell-Smith.