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Hoton is a village and
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the Charnwood district of
Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...
, England, on the A60 north-east of
Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a popula ...
, just south of the border with
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
. Nearby places are
Prestwold Prestwold is a hamlet and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The parish has a population of around 60. The population at the 2011 census remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish In En ...
(to the south),
Wymeswold Wymeswold () is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It is in the north of Leicestershire, and north-east of Loughborough. The village has a population of about 1,000, measured ...
(to the east), and
Rempstone Rempstone is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to Nottingham, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray and Shepshed as well as the Leicestershire border. The population of the civil parish at t ...
(to the north, in Nottinghamshire). At the 2011 Census, the population was 353. In 1870, Hoton was described as: :"A township and chapelry in Prestwold parish, Leicester; near the river Soar and the boundary with Notts, 3¼ miles NE of Loughborough railway station"


History

After the
Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...
in 1066, together Robert De Jort and Earl Hugh owned the land. Hoton was sparsely populated with eleven households in the 1300s, nine in 1564. By the time the 1666 hearth tax list was drawn up there were nineteen. Hoton once consisted of three 400-acre patches of agricultural land, though due to the ( 32 Geo. 2. c. ''43'' ) more small fields were established and agricultural patterns changed. When Charles James Packe II brought the Hoton Manor house it led to the development of the area. An ale house, an inn and two girls’ boarding schools were built, as well as further farm buildings and cottages, leading to a further increase in population. Despite this the census reports show a decline in population from 460 people in 94 houses in 1841, to 294 people in 78 houses by 1891. Throughout the 1800s Hoton saw various changes that improved the parish. Care for the poor, maintenance of roads and facilities were all carried out by able-bodied men in the area. Many old wooden-built cottages were replaced by brick cottages, as well as given small allotments to give farmers extra growing space for personal use. Sanitation was improved as many toilets were now outside rather than within the home, preventing the spread of disease. Despite this as late as the 1880s cases of
typhoid Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by ''Salmonella enterica'' serotype Typhi bacteria, also called ''Salmonella'' Typhi. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often ther ...
,
diphtheria Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacteria, bacterium ''Corynebacterium diphtheriae''. Most infections are asymptomatic or have a mild Course (medicine), clinical course, but in some outbreaks, the mortality rate approaches 10%. Signs a ...
and
ringworm Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a mycosis, fungal infection of the skin (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the a ...
we still being treated. The name of the village, Hoton, was historically spelled Houghton.


Demographics

Occupation in Hoton is significantly different between 1881 and 2011. Most of the work in 1881 was unknown especially for females, this most likely due to the old patriarchal society of the time. Only workers in dress had a higher female occupation in 1881, all other occupations men had a greater number workers. In contrast in 2011 occupation shifts to more modern jobs and statistics are taken as a total population not male and female. The highest number of people work in professional occupations (46) and the lowest in process, plant and machine operatives. The significant difference in type of occupation is down to the dramatic changes over time. Through the industrial revolution removing significant agriculture reliance to the new computer age of the 21st century.


Places of interest

Church of Saint Leonard. St. Leonards is an old church located on Wymeswold Road and is now a private residence. (The nearest place of worship is now located in Prestwold, St Andrew's Church). The church had financial issues which concluded with the closure. The major decline began after World War II, land was becoming privately owned which meant the church lost a significant number of its farms. In an attempt to help, the church volunteers helped level out the church grounds in 1969, though after this the structural condition of the church itself only declined. The various contents of the church were given to different churches, most notably the organ to Wartnaby and the pews to Branston.


Transport

Bus - There are two bus services that run through Hoton. The Kinchbus 9 service connects Loughborough and Nottingham via the A60, stopping once in Hoton. This service runs up to every 30 minutes. The stops are between 50 and 70 yards southwest of Vine Tree Terrace. On the edge of the village, to the south, Centrebus' service 8 stops at Prestwold Lane. Train - The closest stations are
Loughborough railway station Loughborough is a Grade II listed railway station in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire; it is on the Midland Main Line and is located north of London St Pancras. The station is sited in the north-east of the town centre. History The ...
, which is 2 miles southwest of Hoton and
Barrow-upon-Soar railway station Barrow-upon-Soar railway station (formerly known as Barrow and Barrow-upon-Soar and Quorn) serves the large village of Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line between and , north of . Hi ...
which is 2 miles south of Hoton. The former is off the A60 and served by both aforementioned bus services. Road - The A60 main road runs through the village to Nottingham, Mansfield and Worksop to the north and Loughborough to the south west. The A60 connects to the A6, the main road running between Luton and Carlisle via Bedford, Leicester, Derby and Manchester, in Loughborough, and the M1 motorway can be reached by going further west via the A512, the main road between Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.


Schools

The nearest primary school to Hoton is
Burton on the Wolds Burton on the Wolds is a village in Leicestershire, England situated on the B676 road west of the A46 and about the same distance to the east of Loughborough, close to the county border with Nottinghamshire. In the 2011 census, the populati ...
primary school. The school is a maintained school 1.3 miles away from the centre of Hoton. The nearest larger capacity secondary school is Limehurst Academy. Limehurst is a mixed academy school located 2.9 miles away towards Loughborough. Limehurst Academy was considered as good in an Ofsted report carried out in April 2013.


References


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Hoton History
{{authority control Villages in Leicestershire Civil parishes in Leicestershire Borough of Charnwood