Welcome to Hinstock
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Hinstock is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It appeared in the Domesday book survey as "Stoche" (from Old English stoc, "dependent settlement"); the present version of its name was created in the mediaeval period by prefixing Middle English hine ("domestic servants").Hinstock is approximately halfway between the market towns of Newport and Market Drayton. The A41 road, which until the 1980s ran through its centre, now bypasses the village. Hinstock is at the junction of the A529 road joining to Nantwich to the A41. A Roman road still exists in part as a road and as a footpath through Hinstock. The settlement of High Heath is to the north of the village alongside the A41 and to the west of Hinstock (at grid reference SJ682260) and forming part of the civil parish is the hamlet of Pixley. Hinstock's facilities include a primary school; a village shop and post office; St Oswald's Church of England parish church; a pub named the Falcon Inn; a village hall; a Methodist chapel; two tennis courts; a football pitch; a five a side court; a cricket pitch; a small snooker hall and a running club. Victorian hymn-writer and hymnologist John Ellerton was parish Rector of Hinstock from 1872 to 1876.The village hall was built as a memorial after World War I, as was a wheel cross monument which stands at a junction in the village.Near the village is a very small nature reserve, Quarry Wood, which is managed by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. From 1941 to 1947 there was a co-located Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm training station called RNAS Hinstock (HMS Godwit), which specialised in instrument and blind landing technologies. A Royal Navy officer and seaman from the base are buried in Hinstock Church's burial ground.In 1983, David Williams, spotted the recently completed Pixley Lane Bridge over the new and not yet opened Hinstock bypass. Living locally he walked down and measured up and reckoned his Saab 91D Safir (Sapphire), a single-engined, light aircraft built in Holland would fit under the bridge. His dad stood on the bridge with a camera to capture his stunt on the day before it opened to traffic. His Dad was too quick with the shutter but a friend did get an ’80’s quality pic, to prove it happened.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,322 hectares |
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Population |
1,382 (2021) |
Density |
105 people/km2 |
Mean age |
41.6 |
Ward |
Cheswardine |
District |
Shropshire |
Postcodes |
TF10, TF9 |
ONS ID |
E04011283 |
Council
Contact details for Hinstock Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Hinstock Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Hinstock Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Hinstock Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Hinstock Parish.
Local News
Hosted and licensed by Shropshire Star
A41 shut at Hinstock after crash at junction, drivers told to find alternative routes
Published: 11th Nov 2023
Hosted and licensed by BBC
Hinstock peacock put down after being shot six times with airgun
Published: 7th Feb 2024
Hosted and licensed by The Guardian
How a team of Shropshire villagers rallied to save their local pub
Published: 12th Oct 2023