Hough-on-the-Hill
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Hough-on-the-Hill lies approximately seven miles due north of Grantham
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. The village is on a commanding rise, hence the name. The name Hough
is Old English haga
, or 'enclosure'.
The village is listed in Domesday Book
of 1086 as "Hag" and "Hiche", and consisted of 45 households, four mills and a church. It is not clear when the 'le Hill' or 'on the Hill' suffix was added.
The grade I listed church, which is dedicated to All Saints
, is built of ironstone
and limestone
and dates back to the 11th century. It was restored in 1845. It contains monuments to the Payne family and is notable for its Saxon
tower with an unusual circular stairway. The top storey of the tower was added during the 15th-century.
An extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery including both inhumations and cremations has been excavated on Lovedon Hill.
There was also a Medieval Motte-and-bailey
castle situated on a natural mound, known as Castle Hill, on which the church of All Saints was later built. It is an ancient scheduled monument.
Hough Priory
was located here, dependent on the Augustinian Abbey of Notre Dame du Voeu Cherburg; it was founded about 1164 and dissolved in about 1414. In 1432 it was granted to the Carthusian
order of Mountgrace. There are no remains.
The Post Office is a grade II listed 17th century shop with house attached, built of ironstone and red brick.
The Brownlow Arms is a grade II listed public house
built in 1852 of ironstone and limestone.
There is also an old school and schoolhouse built in 1867 on the site of the medieval castle. It is outside the present scheduled area.
Also part of the parish is the hamlet of Gelston, south of Loveden
Hill. The former Labour MP Giles Radice, Baron Radice
lives there.
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in the South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. The village is on a commanding rise, hence the name. The name Hough
Hough
Hough may refer to:* Hamstringing or severing the Achilles tendon of an animal* the leg or shin of an animal , from which the dish potted hough is made-Places:* Hough, Cheshire, a village in north-west England, UK...
is Old English haga
Haga
Haga is a surname and place name common to Norway, Sweden and Japan.It is also the Assamese word for stool . Haga may refer to:-People:*Arild Haga , Norwegian revue writer...
, or 'enclosure'.
The village is listed in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as "Hag" and "Hiche", and consisted of 45 households, four mills and a church. It is not clear when the 'le Hill' or 'on the Hill' suffix was added.
The grade I listed church, which is dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
, is built of ironstone
Ironstone
Ironstone is a sedimentary rock, either deposited directly as a ferruginous sediment or created by chemical repacement, that contains a substantial proportion of an iron compound from which iron either can be or once was smelted commercially. This term is customarily restricted to hard coarsely...
and limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
and dates back to the 11th century. It was restored in 1845. It contains monuments to the Payne family and is notable for its Saxon
Anglo-Saxon architecture
Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon secular buildings in Britain were generally simple, constructed mainly using timber with thatch for roofing...
tower with an unusual circular stairway. The top storey of the tower was added during the 15th-century.
An extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery including both inhumations and cremations has been excavated on Lovedon Hill.
There was also a Medieval Motte-and-bailey
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
castle situated on a natural mound, known as Castle Hill, on which the church of All Saints was later built. It is an ancient scheduled monument.
Hough Priory
Hough Priory
Hough Priory was a priory in Hough-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire, England. The manor on which the priory of Hough was afterwards built was granted by Henry I to his abbey of St. Mary de Voto at Cherbourg, for Austin canons...
was located here, dependent on the Augustinian Abbey of Notre Dame du Voeu Cherburg; it was founded about 1164 and dissolved in about 1414. In 1432 it was granted to the Carthusian
Carthusian
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
order of Mountgrace. There are no remains.
The Post Office is a grade II listed 17th century shop with house attached, built of ironstone and red brick.
The Brownlow Arms is a grade II listed public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
built in 1852 of ironstone and limestone.
There is also an old school and schoolhouse built in 1867 on the site of the medieval castle. It is outside the present scheduled area.
Also part of the parish is the hamlet of Gelston, south of Loveden
Loveden
Loveden is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, England, and a former Wapentake.Loveden is located broadly to the North of Grantham and includes the villages from Long Bennington in the west to Culverthorpe in the east, and from Welby in the south as far north as Welbourn...
Hill. The former Labour MP Giles Radice, Baron Radice
Giles Radice, Baron Radice
Giles Heneage Radice, Baron Radice PC is a Labour member of the House of Lords.Radice contested the Chippenham constituency unsuccessfully for Labour at the 1966 general election....
lives there.
External Links
- Hough on the Hill Genuki; retrieved 14 April 2011
- Brownlow Arms