Great Hinton
| Great Hinton | |
| Wiltshire | |
|---|---|
 Village centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST908590 |
| Location: | 51°19’48"N, 2°8’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 171 (2011) |
| Post town: | Trowbridge |
| Postcode: | BA14 |
| Dialling code: | 01380 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wiltshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Wiltshire |
| Website: | Great Hinton Village |
Great Hinton is a small village about three miles south of Melksham and three and a half miles north-east of Trowbridge in Wiltshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Bleet and Cold Harbour.
The parish was anciently a tithing of the parish of Steeple Ashton.[1] The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
There were ancient settlements in the area as shown by the mediæval earthworks to the north of the village, and the ancient "holloway" located south and east of Church Farm.[2]
About the village
Until 2011, Great Hinton had a public house, The Linnet (originally called The New Inn).[3] The building is a Grade II listed building that was built in the mid-eighteenth century and has a brewhouse dated 1816. It is a brick building with asbestos slate roof and brick chimney stacks. The interior of the building has been modernised but the chamfered beams remain.
The Manor House is from the early 19th century and is also a Grade II listed building.[4] It is a detached house constructed of dressed limestone, with a hipped roof of Welsh slate and brick chimney stacks. It is a two-storey building with three windows at the front on the upper floor and two on the ground floor with a central door.
Other listed buildings in the village include Church Farmhouse, New Barn Farmhouse and Fore Street Farmhouse, which all date from the seventeenth century, and Old Mill Cottage from much the same date.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ A History of the County of Wiltshire - Volume 8 : Steeple Ashton (Victoria County History): British History Online
- ↑ "Great Hinton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire County Council. https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=107. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1251291: The Linnet, Great Hinton
- ↑ National Heritage List 1262853: Manor House, Great Hinton
