Hook Norton Historical Facts

Hook Norton's 18th century hand-pumped fire engine, which was in use until 1896, is preserved in St. Peter's parish church within the village.

The Domesday Book of 1086 records that Hook Norton had 76 villagers and two mills at the time.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that a Viking army raided the Hook Norton area in AD 913. Reports of a band of Hook Norton villagers arming themselves and attempting to fight a Viking raiding party have also been made, supported by finds in nearby fields.

In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in AD 917 the village of Hook Norton is recorded as Hocneratun

Hook Norton Baptist Church is among the oldest in Britain, having been founded 1640.