Static Image Name: | St Mary Hinxhill 1.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Mary's Church, Hinxhill |
Country: | England |
Official Name: | Wye with Hinxhill |
Coordinates: | 51.1815°N 0.9413°W |
Population: | 2,384 |
Population Ref: | (2001)[1] 2,282 (2011)[2] |
Civil Parish: | Wye with Hinxhill |
Shire District: | Ashford |
Shire County: | Kent |
Region: | South East England |
Constituency Westminster: | Ashford |
Post Town: | TONBRIDGE |
Postcode District: | TN25 |
Postcode Area: | TN |
Dial Code: | 01233 |
Os Grid Reference: | TR055466 |
Wye with Hinxhill is a hillside civil parish in the borough of Ashford northeast of Ashford, Kent itself, centred 3.7 miles (6.0 km) NNE of the town centre. The North Downs range of hills has a high escarpment on the east and west borders of the village, flanking a gap caused by the River Great Stour in the centre of the parish.
The combined village has a relatively low population and a large geographical area. The civil parish council meets monthly to administer local government resources, funding, and planning community events and facilities. It contains the main village of Wye and the much smaller Hinxhill and had a combined population of 2,300 in 2001. By the time of the 2011 Census, the population had reduced to 2,282.
The A28 road passes through the parish from Ashford to Canterbury.
Wye | Ashford District | England | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 2,405 | 102,661 | 49,138,831 | |
Foreign born | 14.6% | 5.5% | 9.2% | |
White | 94.9% | 97.6% | 90.9% | |
Asian | 1.8% | 0.9% | 4.6% | |
Black | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% | |
Christian | 75.2% | 76.5% | 71.7% | |
Muslim | 1.1% | 0.6% | 3.1% | |
Hindu | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | |
No religion | 15.3% | 14.6% | 14.6% | |
Unemployed | 1.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% | |
Retired | 16.8% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 28.2% in full-time employment, 9.3% in part-time employment, 9.6% self-employed, 1.7% unemployed, 7.7% students with jobs, 16.6% students without jobs, 16.8% retired, 5.4% looking after home or family, 2.8% permanently sick or disabled and 2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 12.8% retail, 9.3% manufacturing, 5.3% construction, 14.1% real estate, 9.9% health and social work, 17.7% education, 4.8% transport and communications, 5.5% public administration, 6.2% hotels and restaurants, 2.4% finance, 6.2% agriculture and 5.8% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in agriculture, education, hotels and restaurants. There were a relatively low proportion in manufacturing, construction, retail, finance, transport and communications. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 33.5% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[3]
See main article: Wye, Kent. Also following the valley, the Great Stour river and the Stour Valley Walk pass through the parish from Ashford to Canterbury. The river here is navigable to canoes and small boats.
Author Russell Hoban repurposes Hinxhill as "Hagmans II" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker. Wye becomes "How".[4]