Ault Hucknall
| Ault Hucknall | |
|---|---|
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| Population | 1,053 (Including Astwith , Bramley Vale , Doe Lea and Stainsby. 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK467652 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S44 |
| Dialling code | 01246 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Ault Hucknall (Old English: Hucca's nook of land[1]) is a village, which gives its name to the surrounding civil parish, in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,053.[2]
Local residents describe the settlement as the "smallest village in England", as it consists of only a church and three houses.[nb 1] The philosopher Thomas Hobbes was interred within Ault Hucknall’s St. John the Baptist Church following his death in 1679.
See also
Notes
- ^ although as a village is not legally defined in England, this is not a provable claim – many would refer to it as a hamlet.
References
- ^ "Ault Hucknall". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society/INS at the University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
Ault, '(Old French) high', is a later addition to distinguish from Hucknall in Nottinghamshire
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links
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- Ault Hucknall CP (Parish) Neighbourhood statistics website, Office for National Statistics.
- Church Guide
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