Hinton-in-the-Hedges explained
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Hinton-in-the-Hedges |
| Coordinates: | 52.0251°N -1.1885°W |
| Population: | 179 |
| Population Ref: |
167 (2011 census) |
| Unitary England: | West Northamptonshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Northamptonshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | Brackley |
| Postcode District: | NN13 |
| Postcode Area: | NN |
| Constituency Westminster: | South Northamptonshire |
| Dial Code: | 01280 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SP5536 |
| London Distance: | 70-1NaN-1 |
| Static Image: | Holy Trinity Church Hinton-in-the-Hedges 2023 04.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | Holy Trinity Church, Hinton in the Hedges |
Hinton-in-the-Hedges is a small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, 2miles 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] It had decreased to 167 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Name
The name was recorded as Hintone in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD; the owner was Geoffrey de Mandeville.[3]
The name has been recorded in documentary records as:
- Hintone (1086).[3]
- Hynton in the edge (1549).
The toponym might be: "Village in the hill-side".
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.[4] There are monuments to Sir William Hinton (d.13th century), Raynold Braye (d.1582) and Salathiell Crewe (d.1686).[5]
The Old Rectory in the village is dated 1678[5] and there are a number of other building which are listed.[6]
The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the parish in the 1870s as follows:
Sources
- Book: Watts . Victor . Victor Watts . 2007 . The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names . . 978-0-521-16855-7 .
External links
- Official Village website: http://hinton-in-the-hedges.org
Notes and References
- Web site: Hinton-in-the-Hedges CP: Parish headcounts . Office for National Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629070223/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797358&c=NN13+5NF&d=16&e=15&g=473889&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1258044958207&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 . 29 June 2011 . 12 November 2009.
- Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 5 July 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011192658/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124634&c=hinton-in-the+hedges+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6452428&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467717116109&enc=1. live.
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- Web site: The Most Holy Trinity, Hinton-in-the-Hedges with Steane . A Church Near You . 19 January 2010 . 13 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110113185258/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/hinton-in-the-hedges/ . live .
- Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . Cherry, Bridget (revision). The Buildings of England - Northamptonshire. 1961 . Yale University Press . London and New Haven . 978-0-300-09632-3 . 259–260.
- Web site: Listed Buildings in Hinton-in-the-Hedges, South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire . British Listed Buildings . 31 December 2021 . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124185442/https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hinton-in-the-hedges-south-northamptonshire-northamptonshire . live .
