A History of Magic (by Bathilda Bagshot)

British Wizarding Villages: Hogsmeade

Perhaps the most famous wizarding village in Britain is Hogsmeade Village, which lies just outside of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's boundaries. This village is the only all-magical community in Britain, as opposed to the abundant 'communities within communities' that are most wizarding villages. This is also one of the oldest wizarding communities, having been founded between 1010 and 1030. The date remains uncertain because of poorly kept records of the time , but Hengist of Woodcroft is credited with the founding of the village after he was run out of his own town by Muggle witch-hunters. Some lore indicates that Hengist of Woodcroft lived in the Three Broomsticks building, but there has never been any document to verify this.

Hogsmeade Village has a long, rich history, partly because of its close connection to Hogwarts School. It has housed numerous notable witches and wizards over the centuries and has seen the growth of Hogwarts School from a very personal perspective as third years and up have been allowed to visit Hogsmeade since the year 1500 (though this right was briefly suspended during 1612 and again during 1997 and 1998). Its most notable contribution to history, however, is that Hogsmeade Village was the location of the goblin rebellion of 1612. The Three Broomsticks Inn was used as the wizards' headquarters during the bloody and deadly rebellion, and this rebellion was the first of many in wizarding history. After the International Statute of Secrecy was signed in 1689, Hogsmeade saw an influx of residents, as did every other wizarding village in Britain at this time.