Huncoat

Huncoat

Infobox UK place
latitude= 53.770
longitude= -2.340
population= 4,400 (2001 Census)
official_name= Huncoat
shire_district= Hyndburn
shire_county= Lancashire
region= North West England
country= England
post_town= ACCRINGTON
postcode_area= BB
postcode_district= BB5
dial_code= 01254
os_grid_reference= SD775305
constituency_westminster= Hyndburn
Huncoat is a small village in Lancashire, England; situated in the North West. It is located to the east of Accrington.

Huncoat railway station is on the East Lancashire Line.

Origins

Huncoat can trace its origins to the survey of England produced by William The Conqueror in 1086 that became known as the Domesday Book. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin where Hun, or Hunna was a family name and Cotte is an Old English name for a shelter for small animals.

Bibliography

*John Goddard, "Huncoat Uncoated", Landy Publishing, 2004 ISBN 1872895646

External links

* [http://www.roychetham.co.uk/huncoathistory.html Huncoat history site]


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