Hornton
| Hornton | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Banbury | |
| Postcode district | OX15 | |
| Dialling code | 01295 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | Community website | |
Hornton is a village and
civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire
.
Churches
The oldest parts of the
Doom.[4] The bell tower was built around 1400 and the present Perpendicular Gothic east window of the chancel was added in the 15th century. Many of the wall paintings were painted over with limewash after the English Civil War.[4]
The tower has a
Primitive Methodist congregation by 1836, which had built its own chapel by 1842.[8] Hornton's present Methodist church was built in 1884.[9]
Social and economic history
Many of Hornton's houses and cottages date from the
open field system of farming predominated in the parish until the common lands were enclosed in 1766.[8] The enclosure included allocating some land from which the rent would maintain a schoolmaster for the village. A legal dispute with the occupier prevented the parish from obtaining this income until 1800, but by 1815 the village had a free school teaching more than 50 children. In 1833 this was superseded by the building of a new National School for the village. In 1882 the school was enlarged and became a Church of England school, but in 1912 it was burnt down. A new County Council elementary school was opened in 1914.[8]
In 1783 the village had two
public houses: the Red Lion and the Crown. These were joined by the Buck by 1786 and the Bull by 1806. The only pub currently trading is the Dun Cow.[8] The village was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[11]
Amenities
The school continues to serve the village as Hornton Primary School.[12] The Red Lion is now called the Dun Cow. There is a Hornton and District Women's Institute.[13] Hornton United Football Club plays in Banbury District and Lord Jersey Football Association Premier Division.[14]
References
- 2011 censusRetrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ Painted Church website: Hornton Pietà
- ^ Painted Church website: Hornton St. George
- ^ a b c Walker 1975, p. 29.
- ^ a b c Davies, Peter (19 April 2009). "Hornton S John Bapt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Dovemaster (25 June 2010). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ St Peter's Church Hanwell: The Ironstone Benefice Churches Archived 18 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Lobel & Crossley 1969, pp. 123–139.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 654.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 655.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".
- ^ Hornton Primary School
- ^ "Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes". Archived from the original on 7 September 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ Banbury District and Lord Jersey Football Association
Sources
- Lobel, Mary D; Crossley, Alan, eds. (1969). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 9. Victoria County History.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Walker, George Graham (1975). Churches of the Banbury Area. Kineton: Roundwood Press. ISBN 0-900093-52-8.
External links
Media related to Hornton at Wikimedia Commons
