Hickling, Nottinghamshire
| Hickling | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St Luke's Church, Hickling | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK691292 |
| Location: | 52°51’22"N, -0°58’24"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 511 (2011) |
| Post town: | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode: | LE14 |
| Dialling code: | 01664 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rushcliffe |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rushcliffe |
Hickling is a little village in Nottinghamshire, in the very south of the county , just half a mile from the border with Leicestershire to the south, and approximately eight miles north-west of Melton Mowbray in the latter county. It is close by the beauteous Vale of Belvoir.
A low ridge in this generally flat land rises to the south-east of the village, known as Hickling Standard, rising to 344.5 feet (105.0 m).
The village had a recorded population of 511 at the 2011 Census.
An impressive but disused canal, the Grantham Canal, passes through the village and there is a large basin adjacent to the main road. This would have facilitated loading and mooring when the canal was in use. The basin now attracts a substantial population of swans and ducks. Plans to put the canal back to water include the building of a swing bridge on the main road through the village: like many bridges along the canal the original one has been flattened and therefore presently prevents navigation of the cut.
A long-distance walking route, the Cross Britain Way, runs along the canal towpath, coming off at Hickling and heading up Hickling Standard.
Much of the village lies within a conservation area, which also contains 24 listed buildings. St Luke's Church dates from the 14th century. Inside the church can be found two ornate grave lids that were made for persons of importance and date from the tenth century.
Roman coins and medals were found in an urn ploughed up nearby in 1771, and it is suspected that there may have been a Roman base nearby.
Society
The village holds an annual scarecrow festival over a weekend each September.
The village pub is the Plough.[1]
Gallery
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Hickling village sign -
The Plough Inn -
Former Methodist chapel -
The basin at Hickling -
Swing bridge near Hickling
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