Hopton

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proper noun

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

OriginOld English hop →
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Meanings

proper nounHopton (countable and uncountable, plural Hoptons)

plural Hoptons

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishhop“valley among hills”
  2. EnglishHopton

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

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APA

Hopton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopton

MLA

“Hopton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hopton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopton.

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