Slade Hooton /ˈsld ˈhtən/ is a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet was moved into South Yorkshire in April 1974.

Slade Hooton
A colour image of a small road junction, with a row of houses
Slade Hooton road junction
Slade Hooton is located in South Yorkshire
Slade Hooton
Slade Hooton
Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSK523892
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS25
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°23′49″N 1°12′54″W / 53.397°N 1.215°W / 53.397; -1.215

History

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Slade Hooton is recorded in the Domesday Book as Hotone, and having three carucates of land.[1][2] The name of the hamlet derives from Slæd and hõh-tũn, which means valley and farmstead on a spur of land. The Slade prefix is thought to be able to distinguish it from other Hooton's such as Hooton Levitt and Hooton Pagnell.[3][4]

A bus that runs three times a day, and connects Rotherham with Dinnington, stops at the south end of the hamlet.[5]

Governance

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Historically, Slade Hooton was in the wapentake of Upper Strafforth, and the shire county of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] Since 1974, it has been in the Metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. It is now also in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. The population of the village is recorded in the 2011 Census under the civil parish of Laughton en le Morthen.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "[Slade] Hooton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "History - LPC". laughtonparishcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Smith, A. H. (1961). The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Part 1 : Lower and Upper Strafforth and Staincross wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 142. OCLC 928665241.
  4. ^ Hey, David (1979). The making of South Yorkshire. Ashbourne: Moorland Pub. p. 40. ISBN 0903485443.
  5. ^ "20 - Rotherham - Dinnington – TM Travel – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Laughton-en-le-Morthen Parish (E04012114)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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