Hopton (Derbyshire)
| Hopton | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 5 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | Matlock | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Derbyshire | ||
Hopton is a civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire .
The small hamlet is closely associated with the Gell family. This is where Hopton Hall is , the birthplace of Sir John Gell . The English painter and archaeologist William Gell was also born in Hopton.
sons and daughters of the town
- John Gell (1593–1671), general and politician
- William Gell (1777–1836), painter and archaeologist