Polly, It seems Hereford&Worcester people are sensible and very rational (as well as being unusually nice people). If you 'ave Orchyards you Must 'ave 'Opyards: see OED on etymology of Orchard: "Prob. < classical Latin hortus garden (see HORTICULTURE n.) + YARD" I think I am going to have to pick a census and a hop-growing parish and go through to see if I can identify people who cultivate them. According to the magnificent Herefordshire Field Names database my parish-of-particular-interest has 38 of them (hopyards). Thanks Polly. David