Hopwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hopwell
Historical Forms
- Opewelle 1086 DB
- Hop(e)well(e) 1197 P 1255 Dale 1258 Ass 1289 Ct 1302 FA
- Hopp(e)well(e) 1226 FF 1243 Fees 1283 Pat 1298 Ipm 1346 Cor
- Oppewell' 1243 Fees
Etymology
'Stream in a branch valley', v. hop 1 , wælla .