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Hooky People

Hooky People

In this Section

  • Population, Now and Then
  • Family History
  • Emigration Stories

How can we discover and make sense of the stories of the many, often unusual, characters who have populated Hook Norton?

In this section we first establish the basic facts about the parish’s population, as numbered first in spasmodic and erratic official counts between 1086 and 1800 and then in formal ten-yearly censuses since 1801. We look closely at the most recent survey carried out in 2011.

Then we try to enable those interested researching their family history to start on their trail, and we offer guidance on locally available sources to both them and those from elsewhere whose researches have brought them to search for ancestors in Hook Norton.

Thirdly, we begin our account of individual families by focussing on those who chose to leave the village in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These are extraordinary stories of emigration, revealing courage, tragedy, success and murder. The stories of the many more who remained here for most of their lives will be found scattered through other sections of the website.

05/03/15

Help us to help you – report any road problems you see.

The roads around Hook Norton are in a particularly poor state of repair at the moment. Help us to report these issues to the County Council by clicking the sign to the right, and see which problems have already been reported below.

RSS Latest road problems in Hook Norton

  • Long pothole on N side of carriageway, 150m W of Redlands Farm, 12th April April 12, 2021
    Deep, long pothole Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Redland Farm Sibford Road, Hook Norton Report on FixMyStreet
  • Wall falling down and tree now precarious, 9th April April 9, 2021
    The wall supporting this tree is falling away and is leaving the tree less supported. It’s tricky to see who is responsible for the wall or tree without land registry plans ie private landowner or highways. Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Hunters Moon DOWN, Hook Norton […]

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Report a pothole or a road problem to the council by clicking here.


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Wendy Gordon is the Parish Warden. If you spot any issues around the village please let Wendy know on 07779 737718 or email parishwarden@hook-norton.org.uk

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