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{{short description|Village in Leicestershire, England}} |
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| country = England |
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| official_name = Hathern |
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|coordinates = {{coord|52.7956|-1.2563|display=inline,title}} |
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| population = 1,866 |
| population = 1,866 |
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| population_ref =(2011) |
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| shire_district = [[Charnwood (borough)|Charnwood]] |
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| shire_county = [[Leicestershire]] |
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| region = East Midlands |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Loughborough]] |
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| postcode_district = LE12 |
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| static_image_caption = St Peter & St Paul Church, Hathern |
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'''Hathern''' is a |
'''Hathern''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Charnwood (borough)|Charnwood]] district of [[Leicestershire]], England. The village itself is located in the north of the district, and is just north of [[Loughborough]]. It is served by the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]]. The parish has a population of about 1,800. Nearby places are Dishley, [[Long Whatton]], and [[Zouch, Nottinghamshire|Zouch]], over the border in [[Nottinghamshire]]. Residents of the village have, in recent years, campaigned to prevent the green "wedge" separating Loughborough, [[Shepshed]] and Hathern from being built on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garendon.org.uk/|title=www.GPCPG.co.uk|website=www.garendon.org.uk|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142310/http://www.gpcpg.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The village is home to the Swift Sock Factory, one of only a small number of independent [[sock]] manufacturers left in the UK. |
The village is home to the Swift Sock Factory, one of only a small number of independent [[sock]] manufacturers left in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jalexswift.co.uk/our-history/|title=About us our history |website=J. Alex Swift }}</ref> |
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[[File:UK Hathern.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hathern Signpost]] |
[[File:UK Hathern.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hathern Signpost]] |
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==Notable residents== |
== Notable residents == |
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John Heathcoat (1783–1861), inventor and industrialist, operated a textile mill in Hathern (where, in 1808–9, he invented the bobbin net machine, for weaving a lace-like hexagonal net), before moving his business first to Loughborough, and later to Tiverton, Devon. |
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==History== |
== History == |
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A settlement probably existed here in the Saxon period but the first written record was in the [[Domesday Book]] where it was called Avederne, |
A settlement probably existed here in the Saxon period but the first written record was in the [[Domesday Book]] where it was called Avederne, Old English for hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Hathern|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|access-date=18 September 2021|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918074438/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Hathern|url-status=live}}</ref> Prominent in the centre of the village is Hathern cross, dating from the 14th century. Like most villages in this part of the country, farming and [[framework knitting]] were major sources of employment. The parish church dates mainly from the 14th century although a place of worship probably existed on the site in earlier times. An ancient font, one of the oldest in the county is regularly used for [[Baptism|baptisms]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hathernhistory.co.uk/|title=Church and cross|website=www.hathernhistory.co.uk|access-date=28 November 2018|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619203144/http://www.hathernhistory.co.uk//|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==References== |
== References == |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.hathernparishcouncil.org.uk/ Hathern Parish Council] |
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*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/hathernfc/ Hathern Football Club / Hathern FC] |
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*[http://www.jalexswift.co.uk/ J Alex Swift Ltd] |
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{{Towns and villages of Charnwood}} |
{{Towns and villages of Charnwood}} |
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*[http://www.hathernhistory.co.uk/ Hathern History] |
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[[Category:Villages in Leicestershire]] |
[[Category:Villages in Leicestershire]] |
Latest revision as of 13:28, 3 July 2024
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Hathern | |
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St Peter & St Paul Church, Hathern | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
Population | 1,866 (2011) |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Land | England |
Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Post town | Loughborough |
Postcode district | LE12 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Hathern is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The village itself is located in the north of the district, and is just north of Loughborough. It is served by the A6. The parish has a population of about 1,800. Nearby places are Dishley, Long Whatton, and Zouch, over the border in Nottinghamshire. Residents of the village have, in recent years, campaigned to prevent the green "wedge" separating Loughborough, Shepshed and Hathern from being built on.[1] The village is home to the Swift Sock Factory, one of only a small number of independent sock manufacturers left in the UK.[2]
Notable residents
[edit]John Heathcoat (1783–1861), inventor and industrialist, operated a textile mill in Hathern (where, in 1808–9, he invented the bobbin net machine, for weaving a lace-like hexagonal net), before moving his business first to Loughborough, and later to Tiverton, Devon.
History
[edit]A settlement probably existed here in the Saxon period but the first written record was in the Domesday Book where it was called Avederne, Old English for hawthorne.[3] Prominent in the centre of the village is Hathern cross, dating from the 14th century. Like most villages in this part of the country, farming and framework knitting were major sources of employment. The parish church dates mainly from the 14th century although a place of worship probably existed on the site in earlier times. An ancient font, one of the oldest in the county is regularly used for baptisms.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "www.GPCPG.co.uk". www.garendon.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "About us our history". J. Alex Swift.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Church and cross". www.hathernhistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
[edit]Media related to Hathern at Wikimedia Commons