| Hutton Magna | |
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  Hutton Magna Location withinCounty Durham | |
| Population | 194 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ126124 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Richmond |
| Postcode district | DL11 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
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Hutton Magna is a village andcivil parish inCounty Durham,England. Situated 7.6 miles (12.2 km) southeast ofBarnard Castle. Lying within thehistoric boundaries of theNorth Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the formerStartforth Rural District has been administered byCounty Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of theLocal Government Act 1972. The civil parish also includes the hamlet ofLane Head.[2]
The name "Hutton Magna" translates to"large farm on a hill" with the wordmagna being the Latin word for "large", possibly to distinguish it from the hamlet ofLittle Hutton to the east.[3]
Known simply asHutton, the village was recorded in theDomesday Book, with a population of 11 households.[4]
In 1288/9Margaret de Neville settled the manor of Hutton Magna on herself for life.[5]
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson'sImperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hutton Magna as:
"a village and a township in Teesdale district, and a parish partly also in Richmond district, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 1¾ mile S of the river Tees, 4 S by W of Winston r. station, and 6½ SE by E of Barnard-Castle. The township contains also the hamlet of Lane Head, and comprises 1, 510 acres."[6]
Hutton Magna was part of the local government district ofTeesdale from 1974 before it was abolished as part of the2009 structural changes to local government in England. For the purposes ofDurham County Council elections, Hutton Magna is located in the Barnard Castle East ward.
The village lies within theBishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.
The parish church of St Mary, agrade II listed building, was rebuilt in 1878, incorporating some features dating back to the 12th century from a former medieval church.[7]
The village's solepublic house,The Oak Tree Inn, closed in 2018.[8]
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