Hinton-in-the-Hedges

Hinton-in-the-Hedges

Holy Trinity Church, Hinton in the Hedges
Hinton-in-the-Hedges

 Hinton-in-the-Hedges shown within Northamptonshire
Population 179 [1]
196 (2010 est)[2]
OS grid reference SP5536
    - London  70 miles (113 km) 
District South Northamptonshire
Shire county Northamptonshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Brackley
Postcode district NN13
Dialling code 01280
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Daventry
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Hinton-in-the-Hedges is a small village and civil parish in South, Northamptonshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) due west of the town of Brackley. West of the village is Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 179 people.[1] In 2010 it had increased to approximately 196[2].

Buildings

The parish church is dedicated to The Most Holy Trinity. A church has existed here since Saxon times the earliest recorded Rector being Sir Richard de Hynton in 1275[3]. There are monuments to Sir William Hinton (d.13th century), Raynold Braye (d.1582) and Salathiell Crewe (d.1686)[4].

The Old Rectory in the village is dated 1678[4] and there are a number of other building which are listed[5].

References

  1. ^ a b Office for National Statistics: Hinton-in-the-Hedges CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 12 November 2009
  2. ^ a b SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. pp. 39. 
  3. ^ Church of England website, accessed 19 January 2010
  4. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3. 
  5. ^ Listed buildings in the village

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