Hatton, Cheshire West and Chester explained

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Coordinates:53.138°N -2.798°W
Official Name:Hatton
Population:198
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Hargrave and Huxley/
Golborne David/
Tattenhall and District
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Eddisbury
Post Town:CHESTER
Postcode District:CH3
Postcode Area:CH
Dial Code:01829
Os Grid Reference:SJ467604

Hatton is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Hargrave and Huxley, Golborne David and Tattenhall and District, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The parish included most of the village of Hatton Heath, which is approximately 6miles south east of Chester and 4miles north-west of Tattenhall. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 and became part of Hargrave and Huxley, Golborne David and Tattenhall and District.[1]

In the 2001 census it had a population of 120,[1] The population in the 2011 census was 198, which included the parish of Golborne Bellow.

History

The name Hatton means "heath farm/settlement" and likely derives from the Old English words hǣð (heather, a tract of uncultivated land) and tūn (a farmstead or settlement).[2]

Hatton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Etune,[3] under the ownership of Ilbert of Roullours. The entry lists only one household (a villager), making it amongst the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in the survey.[4]

The settlement was a township within Waverton parish, Broxton Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded at 152 in 1801, then 164 in 1851, 134 in 1901 and decreasing to 126 by 1951.[1]

Landmarks

Hatton Hall moated site is an ancient monument and dates to c.1200. The moat surrounds an island of approximately 60m x 55m upon which stood the hall, a quadrangular structure of timber.The hall was replaced by the present farm house c.1830 and a sandstone revetted causeway was constructed in the early 19th century. These are both Grade II listed buildings.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hatton (near Tattenhall). GENUKI. 15 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-Names: Hatton. University of Nottingham. 27 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Cheshire A-K: Hatton. Domesday Book Online. 27 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Hatton. Anna. Powell-Smith. Open Domesday/University of Hull. 27 February 2021.