In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hopwell like this:

HOPWELL, a hamlet in Wilne parish, Derbyshire; 5½ miles E of Derby. Real property, £1, 193. Pop., 27. Houses, 4. Hopwell Hall is the seat of Thomas Pares, Esq.

Hopwell through time

Hopwell is now part of EREWASH District. Click here for graphs and data of how EREWASH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hopwell itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hopwell, in Erewash and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1774

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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