In 1885 Kelly's Directory recorded a now listed school[4] built by G. F. Heneage in 1846. Agricultural production in the 2,306-acre (9.33km2) parish was chiefly wheat, barley, oats and turnips.[5]
Cox states: "The church (St Mary) is of much interest, especially for its monuments".[7] Monuments and effigies to the Heneage family date back to the 15th century, and are set within the north chapel off the chancel.[8]
Hainton Hall has been the seat of the Heneage family since the reign of Henry III.[7] It is set in a park of 145 acres (0.59km2), landscaped by Capability Brown about 1763.[8] The present hall was built in 1638 with later additions,[10] and a rebuilding and raising of the west wing, and the facing of the whole house in stucco, by Peter Atkinson in 1809. A porch was added by William Burn in 1875.[8] Behind the south front are Georgian interiors. The main interior hall, of two-story height with staircase to an upper landing, has plasterwork in Rococo style. The Morning Room has ceiling patterns perhaps by James Gibbs.[8]
In the estate grounds is the Roman Catholic chapel of St Francis De Sales, now Grade II listed, designed by Willson.[12][13] Erected in 1836 by G. H. Heneage, it was dedicated to Heneage's late wife.[5]
The stable block of 1807
The estate holds a listed 1807 stuccoed stable block,[14] perhaps the work of Atkinson, and several 1836 estate cottages, the work of William Danby.[8]
The Heneage family were raised to the Baronetcy in 1896.[15] In 1967, on the death of Thomas Robert Heneage, the title became extinct.[16]
L. G. Pine (1972). The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London: Heraldry Today. p.146.
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