Hawksworth, Nottinghamshire
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| Hawksworth shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 122 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK752434 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG13 |
| Dialling code | 01949 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Hawksworth is a village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 10 miles (16 km) south of Newark-on-Trent and adjacent to the villages of Flintham, Sibthorpe, Thoroton, Scarrington and Screveton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 127, which fell slightly to 122 in the 2011 census.
The place-name Hawksworth seems to contain an Old English personal name, Hoc, + worð (Old English), an enclosure, so "Hoc's enclosure". Later the first element was altered through the influence of the Old Norse haukr , a hawk. Hawksworth appears in the Domesday survey of 1086 as Hochesuorde and Huchesworde.
Historically, Hawksworth lay in Bingham Wapentake or hundred until 1894, when it joined Bingham Rural District under a general reform of local government. A Neolithic axe head was found at Glebe Farm in 1916. The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book with a taxable value in total of 1.7 geld units.
The Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth, listed Grade II*, is Norman in origin, with an elaborate tympanum, but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. There is a Saxon cross shaft. The rebuilding of the church took place in 1812–13 (nave), 1837 (north aisle) and 1851 (chancel). The brick tower dates from the 17th century.
The village has five other Grade II buildings, all in Town Street: walls at Top Farm; Hawksworth Manor House and pigeoncote; Hawksworth Place (the former rectory) and adjoining walls; model farm buildings at Top Farm; and Yew Tree Farm and adjoining wall.
Enclosure took place in 1761. The population in 1870–72 was given as 176 and the number of houses as 40.
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