Hoghton
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 Holy Trinity Parish Church, Hoghton |
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  Hoghton |
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| Population | 802 (2011 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SD614263 |
| Civil parish | Hoghton |
| District | Chorley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR5 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Chorley |
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Coordinates: 53°43′55″N 2°35′10″W / 53.732°N 2.586°W
Hoghton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 802.[1] Brindle and Hoghton ward also includes the parish of Brindle.
Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house, and the ancestral home of the De Hoghton family from the 12th century.
Also within the parish are the hamlets of Riley Green and Hoghton Bottoms. The villages of Gregson Lane and Coupe Green are sometimes described as in Hoghton, although they are outside the parish, forming the ward of Coupe Green and Gregson Lane in the South Ribble district.
A local folk tale tells that two Houghton poachers once raided a rabbit warren inhabited by fairies. When they heard the fairies' voices coming from the sacks they were carrying, they fled in terror.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 368. ISBN 9780340165973.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoghton. |
- Hoghton at chorley.gov.uk