# Hinstock > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hinstock > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hinstock.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinstock > Source revision: 1328699515 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Shropshire, England Human settlement in England Hinstock St Oswald's Church, Hinstock Hinstock Location within Shropshire Population 1,382 (2021)[1] OS grid reference SJ694263 Civil parish Hinstock Unitary authority Shropshire Ceremonial county Shropshire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town MARKET DRAYTON Postcode district TF9 Dialling code 01952 550/551 Police West Mercia Fire Shropshire Ambulance West Midlands UK Parliament North Shropshire List of places UK England Shropshire 52°49′59″N 2°27′11″W / 52.833°N 2.453°W / 52.833; -2.453 **Hinstock** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in [Shropshire](/source/Shropshire), England. It appeared in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) survey as "Stoche" (from [Old English](/source/Old_English) *stoc*, "dependent settlement"); the present version of its name was created in the mediaeval period by prefixing [Middle English](/source/Middle_English) *hine* ("domestic servants").[2] ## Location Hinstock is approximately halfway between the [market towns](/source/Market_town) of [Newport](/source/Newport%2C_Shropshire) and [Market Drayton](/source/Market_Drayton). The [A41 road](/source/A41_road), which until the 1980s ran through its centre, now bypasses the village. Hinstock is at the junction of the [A529 road](/source/A529_road) which joins [Nantwich](/source/Nantwich) to the A41. A [Roman road](/source/Roman_roads_in_Britain) still exists in part as a road and as a footpath through Hinstock. The settlement of **High Heath** is to the north of the village alongside the A41 and to the west of Hinstock (at [grid reference](/source/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid) [SJ682260](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Hinstock¶ms=52.830577_N_2.473430_W_region:GB_scale:25000)) and forming part of the civil parish is the [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) of **Pixley**. ## Facilities Hinstock's facilities include a primary school; a village shop and post office; St Oswald's [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England) parish church; a pub named the *Falcon Inn*; a village hall; a [Methodist](/source/Methodism) chapel; two tennis courts; a football pitch; a five a side court; a cricket pitch; a small snooker hall and a running club. Near the village is a very small nature reserve, [Quarry Wood](/source/Quarry_Wood%2C_Hinstock), which is managed by the [Shropshire Wildlife Trust](/source/Shropshire_Wildlife_Trust).[3] ## Recent history Victorian hymn-writer and hymnologist [John Ellerton](/source/John_Ellerton) was parish Rector of Hinstock from 1872 to 1876.[4] The village hall was built as a memorial after [World War I](/source/World_War_I), as was a [wheel cross](/source/Wheel_cross) monument which stands at a junction in the village.[5] From 1941 to 1947 there was a co-located [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) and [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) [Fleet Air Arm](/source/Fleet_Air_Arm) training station called *[RNAS Hinstock (HMS Godwit)](/source/RNAS_Hinstock_(HMS_Godwit))*, which specialised in instrument and blind landing technologies. The mansion Hinstock Hall, 1.75 miles (2.82km) east of the airfield, was commandeered as the station's officers' quarters.[6] A Royal Navy officer and seaman from the base are buried in Hinstock Church's burial ground.[7] In 2005 the former control tower of the airfield was converted into private house.[8] In 1983, David Williams, spotted the recently completed Pixley Lane Bridge over the new and not yet opened Hinstock bypass. Living locally he walked down and measured up and reckoned his [Saab 91D Safir](/source/Saab_91D_Safir) (Sapphire), a single-engined, light aircraft built in Holland would fit under the bridge. His father stood on the bridge with a camera to capture his stunt on the day before it opened to traffic but he was too quick with the shutter while a friend did get a 1980s quality picture, to prove it happened.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [Listed buildings in Hinstock](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Hinstock) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/shropshire/E04011283__hinstock/). Retrieved 21 November 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-gelling_2-0)** Gelling and Foxall, *The Place-names of Shropshire, Part 5* English Place-Name Society, 2006, p.137 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Quarry Wood | Shropshire Wildlife Trust"](https://www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/quarry-wood). *www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk*. Retrieved 3 June 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ellerton, John (ELRN845J)"](https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=ELRN845J&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50). *A Cambridge Alumni Database*. University of Cambridge. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Francis, Peter (2013). *Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance*. YouCaxton Publications. p. 154. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-909644-11-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-909644-11-3). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["RNAS Hinstock"](https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Hinstock.htm). *Royal Navy Research Archive*. Retrieved 23 August 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [\[1\]](http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2100864/HINSTOCK%20CHURCH%20BURIAL%20GROUND) CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record. Date retrieved 3 June 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Owner keen to create home at former barracks". *Shropshire Star*. 10 March 2025. p. 3. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hinstock](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hinstock). - [Hinstock Parish Council](http://www.hinstock-pc.gov.uk) v t e Ceremonial county of Shropshire Unitary authorities Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Major settlements (cities in italics) Bishop's Castle Bridgnorth Broseley Church Stretton Cleobury Mortimer Clun Craven Arms Ellesmere Ludlow Market Drayton Much Wenlock Newport Oswestry Shifnal Shrewsbury Telford (Dawley Madeley Oakengates Wellington) Wem Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire Rivers Camlad Clun Corve Ledwyche Onny Perry Rea Rea Brook Redlake Roden Severn Teme Tern Unk Vyrnwy Worfe Canals Llangollen Canal Montgomery Canal Shrewsbury Canal Shropshire Union Canal Topics Flag Geology Shrewsbury floods Settlements History (Civil War) Museums Schools Parliamentary constituencies SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Rail transport Windmills --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hinstock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinstock) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinstock?action=history)). 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