Slade Hooton is a hamlet in the
Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in
South Yorkshire, England. Historically in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet was moved into South Yorkshire in April 1974.
History
Slade Hooton is recorded in the
Domesday Book as ''Hotone'', and having three carucates of land. The name of the hamlet derives from ''Slæd'' and ''hõh-tũn'', which means ''valley'' and farmstead on a spur of land. The ''Slade'' prefix is thought to be able to distinguish it from other Hooton's such as
Hooton Levitt and
Hooton Pagnell
Hooton Pagnell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. It lies on the B6422 road, between Brodsworth and South Elmsall and is at an elevation of aro ...
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A bus that runs three times a day, and connects Rotherham with
Dinnington, stops at the south end of the hamlet.
Governance
Historically, Slade Hooton was in the
wapentake of
Upper Strafforth, and the shire county of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Since 1974, it has been in the Metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. It is now also in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. The population of the village is recorded in the 2011 Census under the civil parish of
Laughton en le Morthen
Laughton en le Morthen is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, and its main attraction is the All Saints Church with its tower and spire of 185 feet. The ...
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References
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Laughton en le Morthen parish
Villages in South Yorkshire
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham