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Hopton, Derbyshire

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Hopton is a village in the English county of Derbyshire.

It is south west of Wirksworth and at the northen end of Carsington Water.

The village had a long association with the Gell family who had extensive leadmining interests in the Wirksworth area and lived at Hopton Hall.

The famous Hopton Incline of the Cromford and High Peak Railway, (now disused and part of the High Peak Trail and new Pennine Bridleway), is about 1 mile North of the village.

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