In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hooton Pagnell like this:
HOOTON-PAGNELL, a village, a township, and a parish, in Doncaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 2½ miles W of Ermine street, and 6 NW of Doncaster r. station; and has a post office under Doncaster. The township includes also the hamlet of Moorhouse, and comprises 1, 967 acres. ...
Real property, £2, 193. Pop., 274. Houses, 58.—The parish contains also the township of Bilham, and comprises 2, 485 acres. Real property, £2, 996. Pop., 342. Houses, 72. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. W. Warde. Hooton-Pagnell Hall is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £350.* Patron, the Rev. W. Warde. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisles, transept, and chancel, with porch and tower; and was recently in disrepair. The parsonage house is a Gothic edifice of 1861. Charities, £19. There are remains of an ancient cross.
Hooton Pagnell through time
Hooton Pagnell is now part of Doncaster district. Click here for graphs and data of how Doncaster has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hooton Pagnell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hooton Pagnell, in Doncaster and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12939
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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