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{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England}}
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| country = England
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| official_name = Hunnington
| official_name = Hunnington
| population = 552
| population = 552
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| shire_district = [[Bromsgrove (district)|Bromsgrove]]
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| region = West Midlands
| region = West Midlands
| civil_parish = Hunnington
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| constituency_westminster = [[Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromsgrove]]
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'''Hunnington''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Bromsgrove (district)|Bromsgrove District]] of [[Worcestershire]], England, close to the border with [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], and just south of [[Halesowen]]. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 552.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790553 Census 2001]</ref>
'''Hunnington''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Bromsgrove (district)|Bromsgrove District]] of [[Worcestershire]], England, close to the border with [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], and just south of [[Halesowen]]. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 552.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790553 |title=Census 2001 |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613010703/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790553 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{see also|History of Shropshire|History of Worcestershire}}

It was originally a [[township (England)|township]] in the parish of [[Halesowen (ancient parish)|Halesowen]], a detached part of [[Shropshire]], and was transferred to the jurisdiction of Worcestershire in 1844. It became a parish in its own right in the 19th century, and became part of the [[Bromsgrove Rural District]] in 1894 under the [[Local Government Act 1894]], and then of Bromsgrove District under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] from 1974. Hunnington was formerly on the Halesowen branch railway line that had services withdrawn in 1960 and was dismantled in 1964 - see photo of nearby [[Dowery Dell]] viaduct in reference below.
It was originally a [[township (England)|township]] in the parish of [[Halesowen (ancient parish)|Halesowen]], a detached part of [[Shropshire]], and was transferred to the jurisdiction of Worcestershire in 1844. It became a parish in its own right in the 19th century, and became part of the [[Bromsgrove Rural District]] in 1894 under the [[Local Government Act 1894]], and then of Bromsgrove District under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] from 1974. Hunnington was formerly on the [[Halesowen Railway]] that had services withdrawn in 1960 and was dismantled in 1964.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.photobydjnorton.com/HalesowenRailwayInColour.html Dowery Dell]


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[[Category:Villages in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Villages in Worcestershire]]

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Hunnington
Hunnington is located in Worcestershire
Hunnington
Hunnington
Location within Worcestershire
Population552 
Civil parish
  • Hunnington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHalesowen
Postcode districtB62
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°25′45″N 2°03′06″W / 52.429248°N 2.051568°W / 52.429248; -2.051568

Hunnington is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, close to the border with West Midlands, and just south of Halesowen. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 552.[1]

History

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It was originally a township in the parish of Halesowen, a detached part of Shropshire, and was transferred to the jurisdiction of Worcestershire in 1844. It became a parish in its own right in the 19th century, and became part of the Bromsgrove Rural District in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, and then of Bromsgrove District under the Local Government Act 1972 from 1974. Hunnington was formerly on the Halesowen Railway that had services withdrawn in 1960 and was dismantled in 1964.

References

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  1. ^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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