Hough-on-the-Hill
| Hough on the Hill | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Hough on the Hill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK924464 |
| Location: | 53.007229, -0.624387 |
| Data | |
| Population: | 399 (2011) |
| Post town: | Grantham |
| Postcode: | NG32 |
| Dialling code: | 01400 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Grantham and Stamford |
Hough-on-the-Hill is a little ring-village in Lincolnshire, in the south-west of the county within Kesteven. The population of the wider civil parish (including Brandon) was 399 at the 2011 census.
The village rises to about 240 feet above sea level, which is significant by Lincolnshire standards, standing on a steep slope, hence the name ‘Hough-on-the-Hill’.
Hough may be found about seven miles due north from the market town of Grantham. The hamlets of Gelston and Brandon are part of the parish.
History
The name Hough is Old English "haga", or 'enclosure'.[1]
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Hag" and "Hache", comprising 45 households, four mills and a church.[2] It is not clear when the 'le Hill' or 'on the Hill' suffix was added.
An extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery including both burials and cremations has been excavated on Lovedon Hill.[3]
There was also a Mediæval Motte-and-bailey castle situated on a natural mound, known as Castle Hill, on which the church of All Saints was later built. It is an ancient scheduled monument.[4][5]
Hough Priory was located here, dependent on the Augustinian Abbey of Notre Dame du Voeu Cherburg; it was founded about 1164 and dissolved in about 1414. In 1432 it was granted to the Carthusian order of Mountgrace.[6] There are no remains.[7]
Parish church
The parish church, All Saints, stands in the heart of the village. It dates back to the 11th century, and is built of ironstone and limestone. It was restored in 1845.
The church contains monuments to the Payne family and is notable for its Anglo-Saxon tower with an unusual circular stairway. The top storey of the tower was added during the 15th century.
The church is a grade I listed building[8][9]
Sights of the village
The post office is a Grade II listed 17th century shop with house attached, built of ironstone and red brick.[10]
The Grade II listed Brownlow Arms public house was built in 1852 of ironstone and limestone.[11]
The old school and schoolhouse were built in 1867[12] on the site of the mediæval castle but they are outside of the present scheduled area.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hough-on-the-Hill) |
- Information on Hough on the Hill from GENUKI
- Hough on the Hill and villages around], on ‘Loveden’
References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p. 248. ISBN 019960908X
- ↑ Hough-on-the-Hill in the Domesday Book
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 325833 – Anglo Saxon Cemetery, Hough on the Hill
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 325849 – Motte and bailey castle, Hough on the Hill
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 National Heritage List 1003571: Motte and bailey castle, Hough on the Hill
- ↑ Alien Houses - The Priory of Hough – A History of the County of Lincoln - Volume : {{{2}}} (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 325841 – Hough Priory
- ↑ National Heritage List 1360316: All Saints Church, Hough on the Hill
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 325846 – All Saints Church, Hough on the Hill
- ↑ National Heritage List 1146610: Post Office, Hough-on-the-Hill
- ↑ National Heritage List 1062377: Brownlow Arms
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308909: School
