They met at Hopton Heath and were attacked there by the Royalists, whose force consisted of about 1,100 cavalry, 100 foot and artillery, including a large artillery piece called "Roaring Meg".
He began life as chaplain and tutor in the family of Sir John Gell at Hopton, Derbyshire.
Notable members include Sir John Gell who was a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War and Sir William Gell who was an archaeologist.
The Battle of Hopton Heath was a fought between Parliamentarian forces led by Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet and Sir William Brereton and a Royalist force under Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton.
In May 1996 the Marconi Type 91 'Martello' radar at Trimingham was sold to the Turkish Ministry of Defence and it was replaced by what used to be known as No 86 Signals Unit, with a Type 93 (Plessey type ADGE-305, NATO designation TGRI 50011) that had been moved from Hopton when that base was closed.
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Ellenborough Park won the accolade "Best Luxury Hotel in the Country" at TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers' Choice Hotel Awards, and was ranked among hotels such as Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate; The Milestone Hotel, London; Casa Hotel, Chesterfield; Corinthia Hotel, London; Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences, London; Swinton Park, Masham; Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea; The Green Park Hotel, Pitlochry and Staybridge Suites in London.
Hopton was defeated at Torrington on 16 February 1646 and surrendered to Thomas Fairfax.
Hopton was the eldest son of Sir Arthur Hopton of Witham Friary, Somerset and his wife Rachel Hall, daughter of Edmund Hall of Gretford, Lincolnshire.
Later Hopton's husband brought her back to the Church of England after theological study in William Laud, Thomas Morton, and William Chillingworth.
Henry was married to Anne Hopton and was father to Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland.