Welcome

Thank you for visiting the website for the charming Northamptonshire village of Hinton-in-the-Hedges. This is a small, active community with a proud and caring approach to its heritage and responsible upkeep of the local environment and is welcoming to visitors. There is evidence of a Roman settlement with artefacts discovered in the 1970s and has had a stable population dating back to the 11th century when it was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

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Local Information

The village has just over 70 homes and is lucky enough to have a Free House Pub, a Norman Church, a children’s playing field and a cricket club. We are also fortunate to have active committees running and maintaining the playing field, the church and also looking after amenities for the village. We have a number of B&Bs and businesses operating within the village confines. Information about all of these can be found below –

Local Free House

The Crewe Arms is at the heart of the community in Hinton-in-the-Hedges. As a Free House and real ale pub it offers a good range of beers, ciders, lagers and wines. There is also a restaurant offering traditional favourites with a personal twist.

For those looking to stay in the area there are also two well appointed rooms at affordable rates.

For more information call 01280 705801 or visit the website www.crewe-arms.co.uk

There is a defibrillator on the wall of the Crewe Arms public house

Amenities

The Hinton-in-the-Hedges Amenities Trust (HiHAT) group work to ensure that the villagers are supported through improvements to the infrastructure, new notice boards and salt buckets for icy weather at key points in the village, and events for all ages.

Heating Oil

 

As a village resident, you may wish to join the Village Oil Group which generally secures a cheaper price for heating oil. Tanker deliveries will generally be made five times throughout the year to houses in the village

Early January                             Late February                              Mid April                                      Mid to end of July                        Mid November.

Shirley will send an email reminder to everyone approximately 1 week before ordering.

Please confirm on ordering, clearly indicating how many litres you will need to be delivered.

The minimum delivery volume is 500 litres, no maximum.

Each tanker has a limited capacity and aims to provide sufficient oil for those who have ordered. 

Where possible, please avoid asking the driver to add more than you requested, as this may eat into someone else’s oil allocation.

Oil prices                                       Oil prices often fluctuate according to global factors. If Shirley hears that oil prices are going up, she may bring the order forward.

Several companies are contacted for a price, the cheapest one being selected.

Please contact Shirley on watsonhinton@aol.com if you need help or further information

Many thanks                                     Shirley Watson

Most Holy Trinity church

The civil parish of Hinton-in-the-Hedges consists of just the village and a few outlying dwellings, with the civil hamlet of Steane being under the jurisdiction of Farthinghoe.

However, the Church Parish is that of both the churches at Hinton-in-the-Hedges AND Steane – a merger that took place in 1752.

The Church Parish of Hinton-in-the-Hedges with Steane is part of the Benefice of Astwick Vale together with the churches at Aynho, Croughton, Evenley and Farthinghoe.

Services are held in each church in the benefice and details of these and the other church activities can be found at  www.astwickvalebenefice.org

Where to stay

The Crewe Arms                      01280 705801                www.crewe-arms.co.uk

Two Hoots                                01280 701220 www.twohootsbrackley.co.uk

The Old Turkey Barn               07851 652087

Brook Farm Cottage               07974 656428

The Loft Room                        07879 482606

Playing fields

The Norris Playing Field is a private playing field given to the village in 1979 by Captain Norris of Steane for children of all ages. The Norris Playing Field Association (NPFA) has been set up to look after the facility for the village including general repairs and maintenance of the grounds. The NPFA organise a number of fundraising events throughout the year to support the maintenance.

Previous events include ‘Top End’ vs. ‘Bottom End’ rounders and the Bonfire/Fireworks night.

Businesses

The Fishman                                  Visits the village on Wednesdays. Please contact him on 07508 791829 with your order and he will deliver to your door.

Working Farms                               Yew Tree Farm grass fed Lamb and Beef are available at Barnowl Farm Shop in Evenley.

Croft Vets – 01280 703451            Small animal practice       www.croftvetcentre.co.uk

Tangle Design                                    Graphic Design                          logginsam@btconnect.com

Designs on Learning Ltd –                   07720 555167                                    eLearning consultancy  www.designsonlearning.co.uk                                                                  If you live in the village, have a local business which benefits the villagers and would like to be featured on Hinton-in-the-Hedges.org please contact us

 

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Ash Dieback in and around the village

Across the UK, the tree disease Ash Dieback will kill up to 80% of ash trees across the UK. This disease will change the landscape forever and threaten many species which rely on ash. We are going to lose significant ash populations in the UK and this is going to have a devastating impact on the landscape and the biodiversity of our woodlands. As well as a major loss in connections between habitats as we lose hedges and individual trees outside of woods, the effects will be staggering and cost our economy billions. The attached document outlines the background to Ash Dieback with information regarding support from the Woodland Trust.
As part of our celebrations of the Kings Coronation last year, we looked into the possibility of planting more trees in and around the village to replace those that we will inevitably lose over the coming years. The cost to buy and to plant tree saplings in and around the village could be significant. However, there is considerable support from organisations such as Woodland Trust, who offer tree packs for free to Communities such as ours in areas such as public spaces, alongside our roads and on private land. As we are a small village with very little public space there is scope for our local landowners and villagers to benefit from financial assistance from the Woodland Trust.
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Goings on - in and around Hinton-in-the-Hedges

Future of the Church

Church presentation slides – June 5th

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In 1999 a Census was conducted in the village. The results were added to a long list of fifteen previous Censuses outlining some very interesting facts and figures about the residents and the animals living in the village. Included with the Census is a photograph of the village residents on the Village Green.
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HS2

For full information regarding the construction and programme of the HS2 go to the HS2 website at: https://www.hs2.org.uk/
Facebook

 

Click here for access to Village Facebook site

 

History

History & Maps

Pictures and information including the Enclosure map of 1766 and maps of 1923.

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The War Years 1914-18

The Great War 1914-1918: remembering eight men from the parish who gave their life in this war.

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The War Years 1939-45

The second world war 1939-1945: Hinton-in-the-Hedges supporting the war effort.

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Activities

Upcoming Events

                                           2024                                     Dec 7th, Sat – Village Christmas Lights switch on
Dec 8th, Sun – 6pm, Brackley Christmas Tractor Run
Dec 12th, Thurs – 7:30pm, Hinton Ladies Christmas Dinner in Crewe Arms
Dec 19th, Thurs – 7:30pm, Hinton Men’s Christmas Dinner in Crewe Arms


2025
June 1st, Sun – Hinton Vehicle Fiesta
June 7th  Sat  – Open Gardens (tba)
July 5th, Sat – Fete

Other activities

Christmas Concert at the Middleton Cheney Church on Saturday 7th December at 3:30pm and 7:00pm (David Fletcher will be singing in the Choir!)

Church Crew

Demand continues to grow for the Churchyard to look its best.   The team and their machinery recently tackled the long grass admirably, but there is more work to be done. Any volunteers to chip in for a couple of hours is most welcome!

Past events

 

Pub Quizzes

Race Night

Bingo Evenings

HiHATters Afternoon Tea Party

Christmas Eve Shenanigans

Apple Pressing

Crewe Arms Golf Society

NPFA

Top End vs Bottom End Rounders

Bonfire Night & Fireworks

The Most Holy Trinity Church

Ride & Stride

Christmas Carol Service

Harvest Festival & Supper

Special Occasions

Barn Dance 2024 

                                                  Royal Wedding Celebrations

Queen’s 90th Street Party

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Street Party        

VE Day Celebrations

Fundraising

Village Ball

Village Fetes

Vehicle Fiesta

Big Sleep Out

Flood Appeal coffee Morning

Walking with the Wounded

Celebrating Cycle Africa

Plant Sale

Other

Autumn Bulb Planting

Annual Litter Pick

Scarecrow Festival

Defibrillator & CPR training

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Local village walks around Hinton-in-the-Hedges

Coleready Plantation 7.2 miles

Steane, Farthinghoe & Purston  8.5 miles

Steane & Farthinghoe  6.9 miles

Steane  3 miles

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Local cycling routes

Local cycling routes for both 'On road' and 'Off road' cycling routes will be viewed and accessed using the Ride with GPS App More routes to follow

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/94862053

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HS2

For full information regarding the construction and programme of the HS2 go to the HS2 website at https://www.hs2.org.uk/

Astwick digester plant

Amenities