The parish is part of the Exton Hall estate of the Earls of Gainsborough.

It has been thought that this alludes to a slight bend in the North Brook, yet the earthworks of the village are likewise situated close to a ridge.

[6] The village of Horn was mentioned in the Domesday survey, as 'Two hides in Horn of which Langfer had been tenant under Edward the Confessor were held of the king by the Bishop of Durham'.

[3] In 1287, Richard son of Richard de Seyton had a manor house at Horne and in 1378 Sir John Seyton had his capital messuage here, although the manor was reportedly valueless in 1376.

[7] All Saints' Church, fell into disrepair and new rectors were installed under a thorn tree in 1471, and until the last appointment in 1832.