Hockerton
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Hockerton is a village in Nottinghamshire
. It is 2 miles from the town of Southwell on the A617 between Newark and Mansfield. Fewer than 60 houses are situated around the church, the Spread Eagle pub and village hall. The local properties range from the carbon neutral housing of the Hockerton Housing Project
to converted barns, 1960s and 70s housing together with much older houses and an 18th century grade II listed vicarage. The parish church of St Nicholas is Norman
with an aisleless nave
and a 14th century chancel
.
The Hockerton Housing Project
is the UK's first earth sheltered
, self-sufficient ecological housing development.
A group of residents, known as Sustainable Hockerton or SHOCK, are working together to install a wind turbine that will generate electricity equal to that used by the village.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. It is 2 miles from the town of Southwell on the A617 between Newark and Mansfield. Fewer than 60 houses are situated around the church, the Spread Eagle pub and village hall. The local properties range from the carbon neutral housing of the Hockerton Housing Project
Hockerton Housing Project
--92.23.168.78 17:06, 8 November 2011 The Hockerton Housing Project is a small community of five earth sheltered homes on the outskirts of Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, UK....
to converted barns, 1960s and 70s housing together with much older houses and an 18th century grade II listed vicarage. The parish church of St Nicholas is Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
with an aisleless nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and a 14th century chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
.
The Hockerton Housing Project
Hockerton Housing Project
--92.23.168.78 17:06, 8 November 2011 The Hockerton Housing Project is a small community of five earth sheltered homes on the outskirts of Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, UK....
is the UK's first earth sheltered
Earth sheltering
Earth sheltering is the architectural practice of using earth against building walls for external thermal mass, to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady indoor air temperature...
, self-sufficient ecological housing development.
A group of residents, known as Sustainable Hockerton or SHOCK, are working together to install a wind turbine that will generate electricity equal to that used by the village.