Hatton, Cheshire West and Chester

Hatton
Grange Farm
Hatton is located in Cheshire
Hatton
Hatton
Location within Cheshire
Population198 (2011 census)[a]
OS grid referenceSJ467604
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH3
Dialling code01829
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
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53°08′17″N 2°47′53″W / 53.138°N 2.798°W / 53.138; -2.798

Hatton is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Hargrave and Huxley, Golborne David and Tattenhall and District, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The parish included most of the village of Hatton Heath, which is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south east of Chester and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Tattenhall.

In the 2001 census it had a population of 120,[1] The population in the 2011 census was 198, which included the parish of Golborne Bellow.[2]

History

The name Hatton means "heath farm/settlement" and likely derives from the Old English words hǣð (heather, a tract of uncultivated land) and tūn (a farmstead or settlement).[3]

Hatton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Etune,[4] under the ownership of Ilbert of Roullours. The entry lists only one household (a villager), making it amongst the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in the survey.[5]

It was in Broxton Hundred. Hatton was formerly a township in the parish of Waverton,[6] in 1866 Hatton became a separate civil parish.[7] The population was recorded at 152 in 1801, then 164 in 1851, 134 in 1901 and decreasing to 126 by 1951.[1] On 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "Hargrave and Huxley" and "Tattenhall and District", part also went to Golborne David.[1]

Landmarks

Hatton Hall moated site is an ancient monument and dates to c.1200. The moat surrounds an island of approximately 60m x 55m upon which stood the hall, a quadrangular structure of timber.[8] The hall was replaced by the present farm house c.1830 and a sandstone revetted causeway was constructed in the early 19th century. These are both Grade II listed buildings.[9][10]

References

Notes

  1. ^ The ONS 2011 population figure includes the civil parishes of Golborne Bellow and Hatton

Citations

  1. ^ a b c "Hatton (near Tattenhall)". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hatton/Golborne Berrow Parishes (E04011111)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Hatton". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Cheshire A-K: Hatton". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Hatton". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "History of Hatton, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Hatton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Hatton Hall moated site (1011787)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Hatton Hall (1330236)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Causeway over moat at Hatton Hall (1130646)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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