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Clopton (other)
Clopton may refer to: People *Clopton (name) Places *Clopton, Cambridgeshire, a deserted medieval village *Clopton, Northamptonshire, a small village and civil parish *Clopton, Suffolk, a village *Clopton, Alabama *Clopton, Virginia (other), multiple locations *Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, England *Clopton House Clopton House is a 17th-century country mansion near Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, now converted into residential apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Clopton was granted to the eponymous family in the 13th century an ..., near Stratford-upon-Avon, once owned by Hugh Clopton See also * Clapton (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton (name)
Clopton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *David Clopton (1820–1892), Alabama politician * Hugh Clopton (c. 1440 – 1496), Lord Mayor of the City of London *John Clopton (1756–1816), a United States Representative *Walter Clopton (died 1400), English lawyer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench *Clopton Havers (1657–1702) pioneering English physician *Clopton Lloyd-Jones Clopton Allen Lloyd-Jones (12 November 1858 – 7 March 1918) was an English businessman and amateur sportsman, best known for football and cricket. He played for the Clapham Rovers when they won the FA Cup in 1880 and was selected, but did not ... (1858–1918), English businessman, footballer and cricketer {{given name, type=both English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton, Cambridgeshire
Clopton is a deserted medieval village (DMV), about south west of the village of Croydon, Cambridgeshire, that once stood on a prominent ridge from which it gained its name. Its history reaches back to the Roman occupation, and an Anglo-Saxon village, covering approximately was established by the 10th century. The village is referenced in the Domesday Book, when 18 peasants were noted as inhabiting it. A Friday market was granted in 1292 to Robert Hoo, Lord of Clopton. The place-name 'Clopton' is first attested circa 1080 in the ''Inquisitio Comitatus Cantabrigiensis'', where it appears as ''Cloptona''. It appears as ''Cloptune'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means 'town or settlement on a hill'. It is believed that the village was deserted in the early 16th Century between 1500 and 1518 after John Fisher, a London lawyer, had purchased the land from the Clopton family in 1489. He then evicted the villagers to create enclosures. Archaeologists have located the site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton, Northamptonshire
Clopton is a small village and civil parish located in North Northamptonshire, close to the Cambridgeshire border. The village stretches along the north side of the B662 and was recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Clotone'. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 134 people. The Village Church of St Peter was built in about 1863 by Richard Armstrong. In 1395, the noblewoman Agnes Hotot married into the Dudley family at Clopton. Before her marriage, she was known for besting a man in a lance A lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier ( lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike si ... fight: when her ailing father was unable to meet the arranged dueling challenge, Hotot took his place, disguising herself in his armour. She knocked her opponent off his horse – and then revealed her true identity. The Dud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton, Suffolk
Clopton is a village and civil parish in Suffolk. It is located between Ipswich and Debenham two kilometres north of Grundisburgh on the River Lark. The village is no larger than a series of houses either side of the B1078, surrounded by farm land. The village itself has no clear centre; houses and other buildings are concentrated around the four manors of Kingshall, Brendhall, Rousehall and Wascolies, all of which are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. As of 2011, the population of the parish numbered 375 people. The village previously had a school, which was built in 1875 and had capacity for 100 pupils with an average attendance of 56, however it closed in the late 1930s. Pupils instead attend schools in Grundisburgh or Woodbridge, with a bus service provided by Suffolk County Council. History Historical Writings The earliest known mention of Clopton is a record in the Domesday Book as "Clopetuna". In the early 1870s, it was described in John Marius Wilson's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton, Alabama
Clopton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Clopton is located on Alabama State Route 105, west-northwest of Abbeville. History Clopton had a post office from August 22, 1853, to November 19, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 36317. During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919 a local physician reported that he had treated more than four-hundred cases in the community. Demographics Clopton was listed as an unincorporated community in the 1880 U.S. Census with a population of 142. Notable people * Henry B. Steagall, U.S. Representative from 1915 to 1943. Co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act and Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act. * Hannah McKay, a fictional character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski who is romantically involved with Dexter Morgan on ''Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton Bridge
The Clopton Bridge is a Late Medieval masonry arch bridge with 14 pointed arches, located in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, which spans the River Avon, crossing at the place where the river was forded in Saxon times, and which gave the town its name. The bridge is still in use carrying the A3400 road over the river, and is grade I listed. The bridge was built in around 1484, financed by Hugh Clopton of Clopton House, who later became Lord Mayor of London. It replaced a timber bridge which was first mentioned in 1235, and which had been described by John Leland as "but a poore Bridge of Timber, and no causey ausewayto come to it", "very smaulle and ille, and at hygh waters very harde to passe by". Two arches were rebuilt in 1524. The bridge was again repaired in 1588 following flooding, and in 1642 after an arch had been destroyed to block the army of Oliver Cromwell. In 1696, money was raised to heighten the parapets, which were as low as four inches in places. The bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clopton House
Clopton House is a 17th-century country mansion near Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, now converted into residential apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Clopton was granted to the eponymous family in the 13th century and in 1492 was owned by Hugh Clopton then Lord Mayor of London. In the late 16th century Joyce Clopton daughter of William Clopton (1538-1592), (a recusant Catholic), and heiress to the estate, married Sir George Carew (later Baron Carew and Earl of Totnes). They had no issue, and the estate fell to their nephew, Sir John Clopton. Thereafter the manor passed by marriage through the female line to the Partheriche, Boothby and Ingram families; the latter two changed their name to Clopton. A manor house existing on the site in 1450 was owned by John Clopton, Alderman of the Trinity Guild of Coventry, and was rebuilt in the 16th century. The present house is a 17th-century creation by Sir John Clopton around the core of the 16th-century manor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
