Hinton on the Green

Coordinates: 52°04′N 1°58′W / 52.06°N 1.96°W / 52.06; -1.96
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Hinton on the Green
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEvesham
Postcode districtWR11
Dialling code01386
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
West Worcestershire
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°04′N 1°58′W / 52.06°N 1.96°W / 52.06; -1.96

Hinton on the Green is a village and

Evesham
.

Description

At a little over three square miles, the land is largely agricultural. Most of the 101 houses and 254 residents (as of 2001)[1] are grouped in a small area between the church and the site of the former railway station. The River Isbourne valley divides Hinton into the "East Village", near to the church, and the "West Village".

Most of the houses in the East Village date from the 19th century; many of the properties to the West of the Isbourne are much newer. Most of the farmland, and many of the properties in the East Village, are leased from a Laslett's charity,[2] a trust set up in 1879 by William Laslett, a Worcestershire lawyer, landowner and MP.[3] The charity supports Church of England churches and makes grants to community welfare organisations.[4]

The building that formerly housed a village school has been converted into houses. The single shop in the village[5] is specialised in the sale of agricultural machinery.

The main A46 from Evesham to Cheltenham passes through the parish and is crossed by the Broadway to Pershore Road (formerly The London Road) at Hinton Cross, but the majority of the houses are located on a quiet loop.

The Isbourne is three or four metres wide and less than a metre deep, and occasionally floods. The most notable recent flood was in July 2007 when the small river became a torrent about a hundred metres wide and five metres deep. Two houses built on the river bank suffered serious damage, but the rest of the village is well above the flood plain and avoided the devastation that hit nearby Sedgeberrow just a mile upstream.

Church

The

Grade II* listed.[6][7]

Railways

The former railway station, known simply as

Gloucester Loop Line, branching off the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway main line at Ashchurch, passing through Evesham station, Alcester and Redditch, and rejoining the main line at Barnt Green, near Bromsgrove
. The loop was built to address the fact that the main line bypassed most of the towns it might otherwise have served, but it took three separate companies to complete.

The loop officially closed between

Ashchurch and Redditch in June 1963, but poor condition of the track had brought about withdrawal of all trains between Evesham
and Redditch earlier, in October 1962, being replaced by a bus service for the final eight months. Redditch to Barnt Green remains open on the electrified Birmingham suburban network. Hinton station house still stands.

References

  1. ^ Worcs CC 2001 census[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Laslett's (Hinton) Charity, registered charity no. 233696". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. ^ "Lasletts Charities, Almshouse, Worcester and Hinton, Worcestershire". www.lasletts.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Laslett's (Hinton) Charity: Annual Report and Financial Statements". Charity Commission. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ tractor sales
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1215987)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Hinton on the Green: St Peter". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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