English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hopton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hopton and Griffe Grange

Historical Forms

  • Opetune 1086 DB
  • Hopton(e) a.1246 RegAnt 1251 Ch 1276 Misc 1286 Cl

Etymology

'Farm in a valley', v. hop 1 , tūn .