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General
There is evidence of Celtic settlements in the area of Hulcott but the village does not appear as a separate site until Norman times. The name is thought to derive from the Old English words hulu and cot meaning ‘hovel-like cottages’ though it could also mean ‘Hucca's cottage’. The name has also been given as Huckett, Hulcoate and perhaps originally Hillcote. At the time of the Domesday Survey Hulcott was not listed as a separate village. In fact the first mention of Hulcott appears in the records of Missenden Abbey of 1250.
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Nursing Home
When a new member of staff first started work at Hulcott nursing home she was asked to make tea and coffee for all of the staff members present. The new member of staff asked the matron how many people were working that night but she was unsure and advised her to go round and counts heads. This she did and subsequently made drinks for seven members of staff. Some time later, when all the staff members were in the kitchen, the new member noticed that one of the cups had not been touched. On enquiring as to who was missing the answer came back that there were only six members of staff on duty. The new staff member then asked the matron where the lady in the older uniform was who had been in the upstairs bathroom folding towels and putting then away. From the description the matron was able to say that it was Anna, the resident ghost. During the Great Plaque the home was run by a Doctor and his wife Anna and they had both nursed a lot of sick people. Nearing the end of the plaque Anna caught the disease and died. At one time the upstairs bathroom had been the laundry room.
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