Hoe is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of Hoe and Worthing, situated in

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. The parish of Hoe and Worthing covers an area of , with an estimated population of 219 at the 2001 census, increasing to 241 at the 2011 Census. For local government purposes it falls within the Elmham and Mattishall Division of

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and the Lincoln Ward of

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. The village lies east of

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, west of

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and by road north from

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. It is served by St Andrew's Church in the Dereham and District Team Ministry Benefice. The nave was rebuilt in 1794 and the chancel in 1820.

Governance

On 1 April 1935 the parish of

Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Ho ...

was merged with Hoe, although the ecclesiastical parishes remain separate. The merged parish is now called "Hoe and Worthing". In 1931 the parish (prior to the merge) had a population of 151.

History

The villages name means 'Hill-spur'. According to Vol. 2 of "A General History of Norfolk" printed by John Stacy in 1829. "Hoe belonged to the abbey of Ely, founded by St. Audrey or Etheldra, and was held by Ralph son of Ivo, of the abbot, and afterwards by the king, as appears from Domesday book; to which belonged a chapel with nave, a north and south aisle, a square tower, and three bells. The parish was inclosed in 1811". General History of the County of Norfolk, Edited by John Chambers, published by John Stacy London 1829/ref> The

Mid-Norfolk Railway The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain. Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the "new generation" ...

has extended its heritage services to Hoe and Worthing. The railway has produced plans for the construction of a platform at Hoe, although at present it is focusing on extending the line to

County School railway station ''County School railway station'' is on the Mid-Norfolk Railway in Norfolk, England; it will serve the villages of North Elmham and Guist once services resume. It is 17 miles 40 chains (28 km) down the line from Wymondham and is the norther ...

, rather than establishing the new platform at Hoe.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hoe

External links

* http://www.hoeandworthingarchive.org.uk * http://www.hoeandworthing.co.uk/ Villages in Norfolk Breckland District Former civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub