Listed buildings in Hinstock

Hinstock is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the village of Hinstock and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of a church, a memorial in the churchyard, a farmhouse, a house with a pump and basin, two milestones, and a folly.

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes
Hoarlake Farmhouse
52.84518°N 2.43766°W / 52.84518; -2.43766 (Hoarlake Farmhouse)
Late 17th century The farmhouse was refronted in the 20th century. It is timber framed with infill in wattle and daub and red brick, on a red sandstone plinth, the refronting is in pebbledashed brick, and the roof is tiled. The house has one storey and an attic, two bays, and a one-storey lean-to on the left. There is a canted bay window, the other windows are casements, and there are two hip roofed eaves dormers. On the front is a gabled pebbledashed porch.[2]
St Oswald's Church
52.83375°N 2.45508°W / 52.83375; -2.45508 (St Oswald's Church)
1719–20 The tower was added in about 1800, and the aisle and porch in about 1850. The church is in red sandstone with tiled roofs, and consists of a nave and a chancel in one cell, a south aisle, a west porch and a west tower. The tower has three stages, a clock face on the west side, a coped parapet, and a weathervane. The windows have round heads.[3][4]
3 School Bank
52.83667°N 2.45710°W / 52.83667; -2.45710 (3 School Bank)
Late 18th century The cottage is timber framed with brick nogging on a sandstone plinth and has a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, two bays, and later rear wings. In the centre is a gabled porch, the windows are casements, and there are two gabled eaves dormers.[5]
Milestone near the Four Crosses Inn
52.84580°N 2.47094°W / 52.84580; -2.47094 (Milestone near the Four Crosses Inn)
Late 18th century The milestone is on the west side of the A41 road, and was altered in the early 19th century. It is in red sandstone with cast iron plates, and has a triangular section on a square base. The plates have segmental heads and are inscribed with the distances in miles to Chester and to Newport, and on the base is a rectangular plate.[6]
Milestone near Holly House
52.83484°N 2.45574°W / 52.83484; -2.45574 (Milestone near Holly House)
Late 18th century The milestone is on the west side of the A529 road, and was altered in the early 19th century. It is in red sandstone with cast iron plates, and has a triangular section on a square base. The plates have segmental heads and are inscribed with the distances in miles to Chester and to Newport, and on the base is a rectangular plate inscribed "HINSTOCK".[7]
Hunt memorial
52.83392°N 2.45512°W / 52.83392; -2.45512 (Hunt memorial)
1826 The memorial is in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church, and is to the memory of Elizabeth Hunt. It is a pedestal tomb in red sandstone, and is in Classical style. The tomb has a chamfered plinth, corner piers with reeded ornament and flaming torches, and a top with a triangular pediment.[8]
Castle folly
52.84422°N 2.46744°W / 52.84422; -2.46744 (Castle folly)
c. 1840 The folly is in sandstone, and consists of a miniature castle with a keep, bailey walls, and outer retaining walls. The keep has one storey and a basement, a string course and a parapet, and contains windows with pointed arches.[9]
Pump and basin
52.83673°N 2.45713°W / 52.83673; -2.45713 (Pump and basin)
Mid to late 19th century The pump and basin are to the north of No. 3 School Bank. The pump is in cast iron and has a circular shaft with splayed spout, a fluted top with double-curved handle, and a fluted domed cap with a spike finial. The basin is circular and in sandstone.[10]

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