Hoff is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

and

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in the Eden district of the county of

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, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 189, decreasing marginally to 164 at the 2011 Census. Hoff consists of a number of houses, pub, The New Inn, which re-opened in 2011 after a number of years of closure; a postbox; and, formerly, a pioneering solar-powered

lamppost A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform. When urban electric power distribution ...

. The name Hoff originates from old Norse and means ' a heathen sanctuary or temple'.

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Cumbria County History Trust: Hoff
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Hamlets in Cumbria Civil parishes in Cumbria {{Cumbria-geo-stub

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