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| Hopwell | |
|---|---|
 The Old House, Hopwell Hall Farm. | |
  Hopwell Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 33 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK 443364 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DERBY |
| Postcode district | DE7 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. doogal.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Risley with Hopwell Parish Council". Parish Council. risleywithhopwellparishcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Draycott & Risley Ward". Political Ward. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Domesday Book". Anna Powell-Smith. opendomesday.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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