Hinton-in-the-Hedges
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_Holy_Trinity_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_69020.jpg) Holy Trinity Church, Hinton in the Hedges |
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  Hinton-in-the-Hedges |
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| Population | 179 [1] 196 (2010 est)[2] |
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| 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 |
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Coordinates: 52°01′30″N 1°11′19″W / 52.0251°N 1.1885°W
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]
History
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]
The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the parish in the 1870s as follows:
On the Buckinghamshire railway, 2 miles West by North of Brackley railway station. Post town, Brackley. Acres, 2, 070. Real property, £2, 462. Pop., 178. Houses, 39. The manor belongs to W. Cartwright, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Steane, in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £500. Patron, Earl Spencer. The church is early English; consists of nave, chancel, and North aisle, with low square tower; and contains a remarkable ancient altar tomb, and a very ancient and curiously carved font. There are alms houses with about £38 a year, and a subscription school. Gray, the author of "Memoria Technica", is said to have been a native.
References
- 1 2 Office for National Statistics: Hinton-in-the-Hedges CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 12 November 2009
- 1 2 SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. p. 39.
- ↑ Church of England website, accessed 19 January 2010
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Listed buildings in the village
External links
Media related to Hinton-in-the-Hedges at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Village website: http://hinton-in-the-hedges.org
- Map sources for Hinton-in-the-Hedges