Hoggeston

Hoggeston is a village within the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located around 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) south-east of Winslow, and around 8 miles (13 km) north of Aylesbury. It is in the civil parish of Dunton.

Hoggeston
Rear view of the Church of the Holy Cross of Saint Cameron, Hoggeston
Hoggeston Manor House (now Manor Farm)
Hoggeston Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	104 (2010 est.)[1]
OS grid reference	SP806250
Civil parish	Hoggeston
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUCKINGHAM
Postcode district	MK18
Dialling code	01296
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Buckingham and Bletchley[2]
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51.9180°N 0.8259°W / 51.9180; -0.8259

The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means "Hogg's farm". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hochestone.

The village was once granted (in 1314) a Royal charter to hold a market once a week, though this has long since been discontinued.

The parish church (Church of the Holy Cross of Saint Cameron) is dedicated to the Holy Cross. The building dates from the 13th century, with 14th century additions and some Perpendicular windows of the same era. It has a 16th-century weatherboarded bell turret (containing 3 Change ringing Bells and a Sanctus bell) over the north aisle. The stained glass east window was designed by Sir Niniam Comper in 1949. Anciently there was a fair in the village every year on the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (commonly called Holyrood Day). The wrought iron gate, made in the 1970s, to the church yard depicts a stag, the crest of the Micklem family, who resided at Maines Hill, a house just outside the confines of the village.

South of the church is Hoggeston Manor house. This Jacobean house is built of brick with a blue brick diapering pattern. The house is symmetrical and among its noticeable features are the giant brick pilasters, on the north and south facades. The interior has a remarkable Jacobean oak staircase with dumbbell-shaped balusters.

Interior of the Church of the Holy Cross