[2] A sandstone or ironstone Neolithic axe was found near Hope before 1877 and is now held in the collection at Bolton Museum.

[4] A Bronze Age barrow called The Folly, with a diameter of 23 metres (75 ft), is located within the parish, close to Pindale Road.

Hope Motte, an earthwork on the bank of the Peakshole Water, is thought to have been constructed during the Norman period and is mentioned in a deed dating from the reign of Edward I.

The shaft of a sandstone cross dating from the Anglo-Saxon period stands seven feet high and is carved on all faces.

[12] The cross may well have originated in the church grounds and a possible base now supports a sundial, but from the English Civil War until 1858 it was hidden in the village school.

[13] Between 2 and 28 July 2011, the church was broken into and about 15 items dating as far back as 1662, including two silver chalices and a pewter plate, were found to have been stolen.

On 5 October 1943, a RAF Handley Page Halifax Mark II bomber, HR727 returning to Snaith airfield after a raid over Frankfurt crashed in the Blackden Edge/Ashop Moor area to the east of the Kinder plateau.

[23] In 1944, Hope Sports Club was founded to provide facilities for the village and nearby Aston and Brough.

Formed in 1979, after rugby enthusiasts from the local villages organised a match with a barrel of beer for the winners, the club saw success in the 1990s in both the Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire league and cup competitions.