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Hopton

Hopton proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Carsington and Hopton Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2553).

Proper noun

Hopton (countable and uncountable, plural Hoptons)

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Carsington and Hopton Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2553).
  2. A hamlet in Great Ness parish, (served by Great Ness and Little Ness Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3820).
  3. A village in Hopton and Coton parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9426).
  4. A village and civil parish (served by Hopton cum Knettishall Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9979).
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hopton

pluralHoptons

Origin of Hopton

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Words formed from Hopton

Questions about Hopton

What does Hopton mean?
Hopton means a village and civil parish (served by Carsington and Hopton Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2553).
What part of speech is Hopton?
Hopton is a proper noun.

Words near Hopton in the dictionary

  1. hopstep
  2. hopsteps
  3. hopt
  4. hoptoad
  5. hoptoads
  6. Hopton
  7. Hopton and Coton
  8. Hopton Castle
  9. Hopton Heath
  10. Hopton Wafers
  11. Hopton-on-Sea

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