Horninglow

Horninglow is a suburb of Burton upon Trent, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Horninglow lies to the north west of Burton, and is linked to the town centre by the A511.[1] It forms part of the civil parish of Horninglow and Eton.

Horninglow
Horninglow is located in Staffordshire
Horninglow
Horninglow
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSK244250
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode districtDE13
Dialling code01283
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

History

Horninglow is one of the older parishes, shown on maps as early as 1770 (1770). Over time its development has increased the size of the area to its current layout.

The Church of England parish church of Horninglow is St John the Divine, part of the Diocese of Lichfield. The building dates from 1866; the architect was Edwin Holmes of Birmingham.[2]

A United Free Methodist mission chapel was opened in Carlton Street in 1898 and now houses the local doctor's surgery. St Thomas Methodist Church on Belvedere Road dates from 1907.[3]

In recent years, Horninglow has become a popular place to live with a wide variety of housing. Horninglow's one Grade II listed building, the Chestnuts farmhouse on Horninglow Road North, is being developed with barns being converted to residential accommodation as of 2008.

Education

Horninglow has a number of schools at both the primary and secondary school level.[4] Primary schools include Horninglow Primary: A De Ferrers trust academy, Outwoods Primary School (formerly Castle Park Infants School and William Hutson Junior School), Lansdowne Infant School, Eton Park Junior School, Belvedere Junior School and St Modwen's Roman Catholic Primary School.

The secondary school in Horninglow is the De Ferrers Academy, which is split between two sites, the Dove Campus in Harehedge Lane and the Trent Campus in St Mary's Drive. De Ferrers was recognised as good with outstanding features by Ofsted in April 2012.[5]

Civil parish

Horninglow was formerly a township in the parish of Burton-upon-Trent,[6] from 1866 Horninglow was a civil parish in its own right, on 31 March 1904 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton upon Trent.[7] In 1901 the parish had a population of 16,857.[8]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Google Maps
  2. "Church history". Parish Church of St John the Divine.
  3. Tringham, Nigel J. "Horninglow: Nonconformity Pages 187-188 A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 9, Burton-Upon-Trent. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2003". British History Online. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. Horninglow - Education | British History Online
  5. "Ofsted report for de Ferrers Academy". Ofsted. 14 May 2012.
  6. "History of Horninglow in East Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. "Relationships and changes Horninglow Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. "Population statistics Horninglow Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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