Hampole

Coordinates: 53°35′10″N 1°14′15″W / 53.586016°N 1.237426°W / 53.586016; -1.237426
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Hampole
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53°35′10″N 1°14′15″W / 53.586016°N 1.237426°W / 53.586016; -1.237426

Hampole is a small village and

Great North Road (now the A1), and the parish lies in what was once the Barnsdale Forest. It had a population of 187 in 2001,[2] increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census, which includes the neighbouring village of Skelbrooke.[1] Hampole lies on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield
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History

Hampole is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having two ploughlands, woodlands and three villagers.[3] The name of the village derives from the Old English name of Hana and pōl, meaning Hana's pool, the first part being someone's name.[4][5] The priory at Hampole was founded c. 1153 by Avici de Tania. When the priory was closed during the Dissolution, it had a complement of 14 nuns.[6][7]

Hampole railway station opened in February 1886 and closed on 7 January 1952.[8]

The parish includes the villages of Hampole,

Sprotbrough Ward of Doncaster Council.[9]

By the A1 road, near Skelbrooke, is Robin Hood's Well, with its stone cover designed by John Vanbrugh. Little John's Well lies to the west of Hampole village.[10]

Hampole lies about two miles north west of the model village of Woodlands; and of Highfields Wood, where there is a brook known as Robin Hood's Brook.

Notable buildings include the Grade II listed Church of St Michael and All Angels in Skelbrooke,[11] Hampole Manor with Hampole Manor Cottage,[12] and an 18th-century barn on Steep Hill Lane.[13] To the south of the village is the Hampole Wind Farm, run by the company Good Energy.[14] The site, which started generating in spring 2014, consists of four turbines generating enough electricity to power 5,400 homes per year.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hampole Parish (00CE023)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Hampole | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ISBN 0-19-869103-3
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  5. OCLC 928665241
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  6. ^ "Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Hampole | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ISBN 1853061360
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  8. ISBN 1-871944-19-8
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  9. ^ "Election Maps Hampole". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ISBN 0-520-23218-6
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  11. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and all Angels (1314783)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. ^ Historic England. "Hampole Manor Hampole Manor Cottage (1151654)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Barn at Hill Farm Immediately to Front Left of Farmhouse (1191849)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Wind farm brings church chimes back to Hooton Pagnell". The Sheffield Star. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Suzlon Group wins 58 MW of UK orders". Suzlon. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Hampole Wind Farm". cms.goodenergy.co.uk. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

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