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Hoghton (other)
Hoghton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, it had a population of 802. Brindle and Hoghton wards of the United Kingdom, ward also includes the parish of Brindle, Lancashire, Brindle. Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house, and the ancestral home of the De Hoghton baronets, de Hoghton family from the 12th century. Also within the parish are the hamlet (place), hamlets of Riley Green (hamlet), Riley Green and Hoghton Bottoms. The villages of Gregson Lane and Coupe Green are sometimes described as lying in Hoghton, although they are outside the parish, forming the ward of Coupe Green and Gregson Lane in the South Ribble district. A local folk tale tells that two Hoghton poachers once raided a rabbit warren inhabited by fairy, fairies. When they heard the fairies' voices coming from the sacks they were carrying, they fled in terror. The village has one public house, the Boar's He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
