Hopwell

Hopwell
Derbyshire
Hopwell Hall Farm
Location
Grid reference:	SK443364
Location:	52°55’12"N, 1°21’0"W
Data
Population:	33  (2011)
Post town:	Derby
Postcode:	DE7
Dialling code:	0115
Local Government
Council:	Erewash
Parliamentary constituency:	Erewash

Hopwell is a tiny hamlet in the south-east of Derbyshire, linked to the public roads only by minor tracks and a bridleway. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 33.

History

Appearing in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Hopwell was a village recorded as within the Morleystone Hundred of Derbyshire. It had a recorded population of 14.3 households in 1086.

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.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hopwell)

• Ockbrook circular walk