Hopton (Derbyshire)

Hopton is a parish in the English county of Derbyshire.

The small hamlet is closely connected with the family Gell. Here is Hopton Hall, the birthplace of Sir John Gell. The English painter and archaeologist William Gell was born in Hopton.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • John Gell (1593-1671), military leader and politician
  • William Gell (1777-1836), painter and archaeologist
  • Place in Derbyshire
Post town Matlock (Derbyshire) Administrative counties of England Hamlet (place) Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
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