Horn is a 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
Exton and Horn, in the county of
Rutland in the
East Midlands of
England
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. In 2001 it had a population of 9, which was included in the civil parish of
Empingham
Empingham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 815 at the 2001 census including Horn and increasing to 880 at the 2011 census. It lies close to the dam of Rutland Water ...
at the 2011 census. The parish is part of the
Exton Hall
Exton Hall is an English country house on the western edge of the village of Exton, Rutland, England, standing in its own extensive park.
The Hall
It was the family seat of the family of Sir James Harington and later the Noel family, Earls o ...
estate of the
Earls of Gainsborough.
The civil parish, with just three properties, was abolished on 1 April 2016 and merged with
Exton to form Exton and Horn.
History
The village's name means 'Horn-shaped feature'. It has been thought that this alludes to a slight bend in the North Brook, yet the earthworks of the village are likewise situated close to a ridge.
The village of Horn was mentioned in the
Domesday survey, as 'Two hides in Horn of which Langfer had been tenant under Edward the Confessor were held of the king by the Bishop of Durham'.
[
In 1287, Richard son of Richard de Seyton had a manor house at ''Horne'' and in 1378 Sir John Seyton had his capital messuage here, although the manor was reportedly valueless in 1376. The land was turned from arable to pasture, which has been suggested as the cause of depopulation.]All Saints' Church, Horn
All Saints' Church was a church in Horn, Rutland.
History
The church fell into ruin in the 15th century. The church was taxed in 1428 but in 1539 was described as being destroyed.
After it fell into disrepair, rectors were still appointed. ...
, fell into disrepair and new rectors were installed under a thorn tree in 1471, and until the last appointment in 1832.[
Horn is part of the Alstoe hundred of Rutland.][
Proximity to the parish meant that the 1470 Battle of Losecoat Field during the War of the Roses was once called the Battle of Hornfield.
]
References
External links
The Victoria County History
has a lot of detail about Horn.
Former civil parishes in Rutland
Hamlets in Rutland
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