History & Maps
The village of Hinton-in-the-Hedges is in South Northamptonshire, approx. 2 miles west of Brackley, the home of the Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team. Hinton was mentioned in the Domesday book where it reported:
- Total population:
18 households (medium).
Population was counted in heads of families so the real population was probably up to 5 times larger. - Total tax assessed:
2 geld units (quite small). - Value:
Value to lord in 1066 £1.5. Value to lord in 1086 £3.5. - Households:
11 villagers. 5 smallholders. 2 slaves.
(As recorded in 1086 – households rather than individuals) - Ploughland:
5 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord’s plough teams. 3 men’s plough teams. - Other resources:
Meadow 16 acres. Woodland 2 * 0.5 furlongs. 1 mill, value 0.1.
Village green around 1930
Village green around 1930
Taken at the back of the Crewe Arms. This is now a private residence
Hinton around 1900
Taken on the Green with the old school in the background
The village school around 1900
Photo taken on the Green with the old school in the background. Probably around the time of the First World War as a flag pole has appeared in the school yard
Hinton Village circa 1910
Farthinghoe Road from The Green around 1900
Farthinghoe Road around 1900
Hinton Cricket Team 1928
Hinton Tug Of War Champions 1914
Hinton village school circa 1930
Duck End, said to have been taken on Coronation Day, 9th August 1902
Tony Jones Father (Jimmy), Brother (Brian) and Dog (Toby) Duck Cottage 1950’s
Games on the Queen’s Coronation Day, 2nd June 1953
The Cottage on the Green – circa 1936
Tombstones
In 1978, BBC TVs Nationwide came to Hinton to film pub landlord Mike Cunningham who was in Britain’s first line of defence in the event of a nuclear attack
Maps
Very early map of the village and local area
Map with modern aerial photo overlay
Enclosure Map and References 1766
Village map from 1923
