Hognaston
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Hognaston
|static_image = Hognaston 120159 a765d21a.jpg
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|static_image_caption=St Bartholomew's Church
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| population = 366
| population_ref = (2011)
|shire_district = Derbyshire Dales
|shire_county = Derbyshire
|region = East Midlands
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|53.04|-1.65|display=inline,title}}
|constituency_westminster = Derbyshire Dales
|post_town = ASHBOURNE
|postcode_district = DE6
|postcode_area = DE
|dial_code = 01335
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Hognaston is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England.
Hognaston has a population of approximately 200; including Atlow and increasing at the 2011 Census to 366,{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124665&c=Hognaston&d=16&e=62&g=6413623&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458403822969&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=19 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} and has a play area, pub, church and a village hall.
Built on the side of a valley, which ends at the start of the river, it is made up of mostly newer houses but there are some older 17th and 18th century farm houses and cottages. Due to the dam at Carsington Reservoir, the lower part of the village cannot get mobile phone signal, digital TV through an aerial, or very good radio quality.
St Bartholomew's Church in the centre of the village dates back to the 12th century, the doorway and the middle section dates back to Norman times, shown by the stone carving over the door. This shows a bishop with crook, a lamb with cross, two fishes, a hog and other beasts. It is thought to represent the Agnus Dei.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. page 245. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. The church is home to Derbyshire's oldest church bell (early 13th century).{{Cite news|url=http://www.derbyshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/derbyshire-s-reservoir-villages-hognaston-and-kirk-ireton-1-4615115|title=Derbyshire’s Reservoir Villages - Hognaston and Kirk Ireton|last=Franklin|first=Words and Photographs: Ashley|work=Derbyshire Life and Countryside|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en}} The stained glass windows were made by Martyns of Cheltenham in the years after the First World War. "The Best" by John Whitaker page 186
The village hall was built in 1982 from the stones of the houses submerged by Carsington reservoir.
Hognaston forms part of the Derbyshire Dales local government district.
See also
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External links
- [https://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/towns/hognaston.php Hognaston's homepage]
- [http://www.redlionhognaston.co.uk/ The Red Lion Inn's homepage]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040529001212/http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/hognaston.htm Discover the Peak District's homepage]}}
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Category:Villages in Derbyshire
Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District
Category:Civil parishes in Derbyshire
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