Our village
Landscape, people and history shape village life
A peaceful rural village of winding lanes, historic homes and mature trees, set within open countryside and rich in distinctive local character.
Hannington through time
Seven moments in the village story
Follow the village from its Domesday origins through the Freke years, railway age and modern community spaces.
1086Origins12th c.Church1653Freke Family1856Village school1883Railway1979Conservation2003Ambrose Walk
1086 · Domesday and origins
Hanindone on a rounded hill
Hannington first appears in the Domesday Book as “Hanindone”. Its name joins a Saxon personal name with dun, meaning a rounded hill; the village later developed as a loose linear settlement along Queens Road.
Historic fabric
The details that give Hannington its character
Historic homes, old routes, mature trees and familiar village details come together to create a peaceful, distinctive sense of place.
