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HOPTON, a village and a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk. The village stands on the coast, 4 miles NE of Somerleyton r. station, and 4½ N by W of Lowestoft; and has a post office under Lowestoft. -The parish comprises 1, 267 acres. Real property, £2, 608. Pop., 297Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. Hopton Hall is the seat of Charles Cory, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £150. Patrons the Dean and chapter of Norwich. The church was destroyed by fire in 1865; and a handsome new one was opened in 1866. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £12.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hopton Parish Mutford and Lothingland Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Hopton |
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