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Hognaston
This page is a list of all information on my site relating to Hognaston so far there is the following:-
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census for 1841 is on the census page
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description from White's 1857 directory
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Photos of Hognaston
I finally got
to visit Hognaston on the Jubilee weekend and took a number of photos
for the site, I was also fortunate to meet a local resident who told
me about a book the village produced about their history for the
Millennium called:
HOGNASTON
A HISTORY OF A DERBYSHIRE VILLAGE edited by GILL and
MIKE PRATT
and
was able to purchase a copy, which I now have for reference.
description of Hognaston from the 1857 Whites trade directory for Derbyshire, the original book was viewed at Buxton library.
HOGNASTON a
parish and small village, pleasantly situated 5 miles SW by W from
Wirksworth, contains 1,350 acres of land, three-fourths of which is
pasture, and the remainder arable; rateable value, £2,044 6s. In
1851 it had 70 houses and 299 inhabitants, of whom 146 were males,
and 153 females. The principal owners are Wm. P. Thornhill, Esq.,
M.P., Mr Edw. Trueman, Mr R.M. Thompson, Misses Thompson, Mr Jno.
Heathcote, Mr Wm.Alsop, Mr John Sims, Colonel R.B. Leacroft, Mr
Robert Bunting, Rev William Buckwell, and the Rev. Joseph Sikes. The
Executors of the late Philip Gell, Esq., are lords of the manor. It
is the manor of Wirksworth or Hulland, but only about 40 acres
copyhold - fine certain. There is 13s. 4d. paid to the Duchy of
Lancaster as palfrey rent, also 13s for "lot and cope" paid
to the receiver-general of taxes. The Church, dedicated to St
Bartholomew, is an ancient structure, with square tower, and south
porch, within which is a fine Norman arch. The living is a perpetual
curacy, valued in the King's book at £7 3s. 4d., now £155,
has been augmented with £800 Queen Anne's bounty. The Bishop of
Lichfield is patron, and the Rev. Thomas O Grady, incumbent. The
small tithe is paid by a modus of £7 15s., and the rectorial
tithes were commuted in 1847, for £199 8s., are received by G.H.
Errington, Esq.. In 1855-56, a handsome parsonage was erected a
little W. from the church, at a cost of about £1500, exclusive
of the site, which was the gift of Mrs Thornhill. Here are 26A 2R 17P
of glebe, let for £39 12s. 11d. per
annum. There are also 23A 2R 36P
of land belonging to the church; 19A 1R 20P
of which are occupied by Mr J Hurd, at an annual rent of £22 4s.
1d.; and 4A 1R 16P
in the occupation of Mr Thomas Bown, at an annual rent of £7 3s.
3d. The Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1827, is a neat brick
building. The Independents have a chapel erected in 1855, at a cost
of £60, it is a neat stone building, and will seat 60 hearers. Riddings,
½ mile W from Hognaston is the residence and
property of Misses S. & P. Thompson. Mr Edwin Truman also owns
and resides on a farm miles 3/4
N from the village. Feast, first Sunday after Sept. 4th.
CHARITIES.--Thomas Allsop, in
1769, left a rent-charge of 10s. yearly to the poor, out of a piece
of land called the Nether End of the New close, the property of the
late P. Gell, Esq.
John Slater, in 1683, gave 10s a year out of
the Turlow Fields, to be distributed to 10 of the poorest people
within the parish.
George Morley, by
deed in 1720, gave 10s. per annum to the poor of this parish, out of
land called the High Meadow.
These 3 annuities of 10s. each are distributed by the
overseers of the poor on Christmas-day amongst the most necessitous
of the parish. The poor also partake of the Rev. Francis Gisborne's charity.
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Gibbs Rebecca, vict., Bull's Head |
Thompson Mr Richard M. |
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Blacksmiths
Redfern Wm. Boot and Shoemkrs.
Allsop Daniel Farmers.
Allsop Samuel |
Bainbridge Wm. |
Lomas Robert Shopkeepers
Frost Elizabeth |
Tailors.
Riley Samuel Wheelwrights.
Holland John (and builder) Carrier to Derby. Joseph Renshaw, Tu and Thurs. |
(Click on photos to enlarge)
St Bartholomew's Church, Hognaston 
the Primitive Methodist Chapel
Hognaston
School 
village houses 
