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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, now in the parish of
Exton and Horn, in the county of
Rutland
Rutland is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town.
Rutland has a ...
, England. In 2001 it had a population of 9, which was included in the civil parish of
Empingham at the 2011 census. The parish is part of the
Exton Hall 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
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
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'.
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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.][
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.
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References
External links
The Victoria County History
has a lot of detail about Horn.
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Former civil parishes in Rutland
Hamlets in Rutland