History, gazetteer, and directory of Nottinghamshire, and the town and county of the town of Nottingham

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HISTORY,

GAZETTEER, AND DIRECTORY

Preface

In this first attempt to present to the public a popular History and Topography of Nottinghamshire, with a Directory of its Inhabitants, the Author has to acknowledge his unbounded gratitude to the literary and official gentlemen of the county, for the valuable and interesting communications with which they have furnished him, in answer to his multifarious enquiries ;— and also to the numerous Subscriber who have favoured him with their support to such a liberal extent that their orders amount to upwards of 300 copies more than the number printed.

This prompt and munificent patronage shews clearly (what has been universally acknowledged in other counties) that works of this description are highly interesting and useful, both in the office and the library,— not only to the man of business, but also to the nobility, gentry, clergy, professional men, and public officers. As authenticity is the grand requisite of topography, all possible care has been taken to avoid errors; every parish, and almost every house in the county has been visited, and the information either collected or verified on the spot ; it is therefore hoped that this elaborate work will be found as complete and satisfactory to its numerous patrons as the vast body of information, and the great variety of subjects compressed within its pages, would allow.

The Plan of the Work embraces a General History and Description of Nottinghamshire, and of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham ; containing the spirit of all that has previously been written on the subject, extracted from the works of ancient and modern Authors, and from the voluminous Parliamentary Reports of Public Charities, Population, &c. &c. ; together with a variety of Statististical, Geological, Agricultural, Commercial, and Biographical Information, elicited by personal enquiry, and comprehending a Suivey of Antiquities, Roads, Rivers, Canals, Minerals, Rocks, Caves, Forest and other Liberties ; Public Buildings, Institutions, and Charities ; Civil and Ecclesiastical Courts, &c. &c. ; together with a Chronology of all remarkable Events, from the earliest period to the present time, and a full and comprehensive view

* PREFACE.

©f the rise and progress of those varied and beautiful Manufacture* of whidi Nottingham is the great emporium, and to which both it and the county at large owe much of their present wealth and importance.

Lists of Magistrates and Public Officers, and of the Seats of Nobility and Gentry, are appended to the general Survey of the County. (See p. 67 to 71.? The History of Nottingham, (p. 73 to 215,) like that of all the other places, it followed by a copious Directory of its Inhabitants, classed according to Trade or Profession, and accompanied by an alphabetical Index of Persons, so that the address and occupation of any individual or firm may be instantly referred to.

The Topography of Nottinghamshire commences at page 299, under an alphabetical arrangement of Parishes under their respective Hundreds, and of Towns, Townships, Villages, $c. under their respective Parishes ; but as in many cases, the Hundred or Parish in which any Town or Village is situated may not be known, a copious Index of Places is inserted, which points out the page at which each place in the county is to be found ; thus giving to the volume all the advantages of an alphabetical Gazetteer, in conjunction with those afforded by connected Histories of the various Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions. The Parochial Histories shew the Situation, Extent, and Population of each village and township, the ancient and present Owners of the Soil and Lords of the Manors ; the nature of the Church Livings, with their Patrons and Incumbents ; the Places of Worship, Public Charities, and Institutions ; Local Occurrences ; Trade and Commerce ; Objects of Interest and Curiosity ; Eminent Men, &c. &c. ; and are each followed by a digest of the names and addresses of the Gentry, Tradesmen, Farmers, and other principal Residents; with Lists of Coaches and Carriers, and a variety of other useful and interesting Information;— the whole illustrated by a large coloured Map of the County.

W. WHITE.

SHHFFmLD, AugUSt 1st, 1832.

INDEX OF PLACES,

CONTAINING IN ONE ALPHABETICAL SERIES, THE NAMES OF ALL THE HI NDRED9, PARISHES, TOWNS, TOWNSHIPS, HAMLETS AND MANORS, IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Adbolton Alverton 6 Anneslev 544 Annesley Woodhs545 Arnold .546 Arnot Hill 546 Askam 361 Aslacton 514 Aspley 585 A tten borough 549 Auckley 426 Austerfield 401 Averham 662 A ws worth 582 Babbington 565 Babworth 395 Bagalee 565 Bagthorpe 592 & 552 Balderton 625 Barnby-in-the Willows

626 Barnby Moor 401 Barnston 503 Barton-in Fabis 642 Basford 551 & 552 BassetlawHundrJ 299 Basingfield 499 Bathley 68 1 Bawtry 401 Beckingham 329 Beesthorpe 666 Besthorpe 634 Beeston 556 Bell-moor 443 Beskwood Park 573 Bevercotes 362 Biggins House 437 Bilborough 559 Bilbv 401 Btlsthorpe 363 Bingham 480 Bingham Hundred 479

Birkland & Bilhagh 416

Bishopfield 443

Blackmires 597

Blaco bill 433

Blaxton 426

Bleakhills 530

Bleasby 662

Blenheim 561

HIidworth 663

Bloomsorrove 585

Blvth 397

Blyth Nornav 401

BIyth Spittal"40l

Bobbers Mill 585

Bole 331

Bolham 334

Bonbusk412

Bothamsall 408

Boughton 409

Brackenhurst 696

Bradmore 644

Bramcote 559

Brancroft401

Brewhouse vard 123

Bridgeford East 485

Bridgeford West 642

Brinkley 689

Brinsley 565

Broadholm 639

Brockilow 376

Brookhill 570

Broomhill Grange 422

Brotherhood 362

Brough 629 i Broughton Sulney 487 i Broxtow 559 i Broxtow Hundred 517

Budby417 ! Bulcote 664 j Bulwood Hall 56S

Bui well 560 2 B

Bunney 643

Burton Joyce 664

Burton (West) 331

Bury Hill 530

Calverton 665

Carburton417

Carcolston

Carlton 671

Carlton-in-Lindrk 410

Carlton Little ft

Carlton-on-Trent 684

Carrington 553

Cars (The) 352

Caunton 666

Caythorpe 677

Chequer house 469

Chihvell 549

Cinder-hill 582

Clavlands 469

Clareborough 331, %IL

Clav (North) 302

Clav (South) 361

Clavworth 336

Cleveland Hill 3S1

Clifton 645 ! Clifton N. & S. 627

Clipstone4l7&4S9 \ Clumber 465 | Coates 344

Cockcliffe 546

Cock glode 416

Cock-park 3SS

Cockin Hill 402

Cockin Moor 376

Cocks Moor 38

Coddington 638 'Collingham N & S 629

Collingthwaite 419 ! Colston Basset 489 I Col wick 667 iCopthorne 376

Corn ley 350

INDEX OF PLACES.

Coppices 135 Cossal 562 Costock 646 Cotgrave 490 Cotham 631 Cottam 347 Creswell Crags 413 Cropwell Bishop 491 Cropwell Butler512 Cromwell 668 Crow Park 699 Cuckney 411 Dalestorth 531 Dalington 636 Darfould 457 Danes-hill 443 Darlton 364 Daybrook 546 Deanhall 666 Debdale House 578 Dinsey Nook 639 Dernethorpe 630 Doverbeck Mill 704 Drakeholes 337 Drayton (East) 364 Drayton (West) 365 Duncan Wood 38 Dunham 366 Dunsell 600 Eakring 367 Earlshaw 666 Eastfield 597 Easthorpe 696 Eastwood 562 Eaton 369 Edingley 668 Edwalton 646 Edvvinstow 414 Egmanton 369 Element Hill 687 Elksley 424 Elms (The) 324 Elston 631 Elton 492 Epperstone 668 Everton 339 Fackley Lane 600 Farley s 568 Farndon 632 Farnsfield 669 Felley 545 Fenton 356 Finninglcy 425

Finningley Park 401 Fiskerton 687 Flander Ground 570 Flawborough 636 Flawforth 654 & 626 Fledborough 670 Fleecetrep 402 Flintham 493 Forge Mill 568 Forest Hill 457 Foundry Row 530 Fountaindale663 Fountain Hill 350 Fulwood 597 Gaddick Hill 370 Gamestone Wood362 Gamston 499 & 643 Gateford 468 Gedling 671 Gerhodthorpe 642 Gibsmere 663 Girton 633 Glapton 645 Gledthorpe 447 Goldthorp 402 Gonalston 672 Gotham 647 Gourton 663 Granby 495 Grassthorp 679 Greaves Lane 668 Greasby 564 Grimesmoor 704 Grimston 393 Gringley-on- the- H ill

341 Gringley (Little) 334 Grives 570 Grove 372 Gunthorpe 678 Hablesthorpe 343 Hagginfield 469 Halam 673 Halloughton 673 Handstubbing 592 Harby 628 Hardwick 465 & 570 Harlow Wood 677 Harness Grove 457 Hartshorn 376 Harwell 340 Harworth 427 Hatfield Chase 353

Hatfield Division 394 Hatfield Grange 413 Hawksworth 496 Hawton 633 Haxey Gate 350 Hayton 345 Haywood-Oaks 674 Headon-cum-Upton

373 Hemshill 566 Hesley 428 Hexgrave Park 696 Hickling 496 Highfield 646 Hill Top 565 Hockerton 674 Hockerwood Park 696 Hodsock 402 Holbeck 412, 698 Holme 681 Holme Lane 499 Holme Pierrepont498 Honey Well 364 Houghton 432, 408 Hoveringham 674 Howe Grove 38 HucknallTorkard567 Hucknall-underHuth-

waite 597 Hunger Hills 135 Hutt (The) 579 Hyson Green 585, 573 Inkersall 441 Jacket Mill 362 Jockey House 371 Jordan Castle 394 Jack's Dale 592 Kensington 585 Kelham 675 Kersall 676 Keyworth 649 Kilton 457 Kilvington 637 Kimberley 565 Kingshaugh364&384 King's-stand 417 Kingston-in-Carlton

410 Kingston-on-Soar 649 Kinoulton 500 Kirkby in Ashfield 596 Kirkby Hardwick and

Wood house 570

INDEX Oi PL ACES.

Kirkhill 656 Kirklington 675 Kirton 374 Knapthorpe 666 Kneesall 676 Kneeton 501 Lady Lee 469 LaithsN. &S. 441 Lamcote 499 Lamblcy 676 Lane End 570 Laneham 375 Langford 633 Langar 501 & 2 Langley-bridge 563 Langwith 413 Laxton or Lexington

376 Leake E. & W. 650 Lenton 571. New 573 Leverton (N.) 346 Leverton (S.) 347 Leytields 439 Limpool 428 Linby 576 Lindhurst 677 Littleborough 348 Littleworth 531 Lodge on-the- Wolds

503 Longacre 481 Lound Hall 371 Lound 444 Lovett Mills 585 Lowdham 677 Mansfield 518 Mansfield- Woodhouse

576 Mantles House 403 Manton 457 Mapperley Place 552 Mapperley Hills 135 Maplebeck 678 Markham (East) 380 Mark ham Moor 381 Markham (W.) 383 Marnham 679 Martin 428 Mattersey 433 Maythorn Mill 697 Merino 634 Merrinelds 388 Middleton Place 573

Middlethorpe 683 Mill House 402, 447 Milnthorpe 413 Milton 383 Mirfield Hall 381 Misk 568 Misson 435 Misterten 349 Moorfield 704 Moorgreen 564 Moorgate 335 Moorhaigh 531 Moorhouse 378 Morland 634 Morton 395, 680 Mount Pleasant 412 Muskham (N.) 680 Muskham (S.) 682 Nether Green 563 Nettie worth 448 Newark 603 Newark Castle Liberty

608, 637 Newark Hundred 603 Newbold 500 Newbound Mill 600 New England 409 Newington 435 New Manley Mills 563 Newstead Abbey 579 Newthorpe 565 Newton 510 Normanton in Elkslev

425 Normanton -on-Soar

651 Norman ton-nr-South-

well 696 Norman ton-on-Trent

682 Normanton-on- Wolds

652 Norton Cuckney 413 Norwell 683 Nor well Woodhouse

6S3 Norwood 600 Norwood Park 696 Notown 663 Nottingham Castlel 15 Nottingham History

73; Directory 216;

Coaches & Carriers

291; Index of names 272

Nuncargate 570

Nuthall 582

Oakham 531

Oldcoates 430

Ollerton 418

Ollerton Corner 410

Ompton 384

Orston 503

Ordsall 437

Osberton 469

Osmondthorpe 66S

Ossington 685

Outgang 364

Owthorpe 506

Oxton 6^5

Palethorpe 419

Papplewick 583

Park Hall 448

Park House 412

PennementHouses513

Park-leys 686

Pinxton 570

Pleasley Hill 531

Plumtree 429

Plumptre 651

Portland Colliery 570

Priestgate 381

Potter-hili629

Prospect Place 5S5

Radcliffe-on-Tnt. 506

Radford (Old & New) nearNottm.583&4

Radford, near Worksop 457

Radley 69S

Radmanthwaite 531

Ragnall 384

Rainworth 663

Fiampton 385

Ranby 396

Ranskill 403

Rate li tie & Grange 457

Ratcliffe-on-Soar 652

Ravmoth 468

Red Hill 546, 652

Rempston 653

Retford (East) 302

Retford (West) 319

Rockley362

Rolleston 686

Ruddington 60S

INDEX OP PLACES.

Rufford438,Abbey349

Rushcliffe Hund. 641

Rushley 597

Rushy Inn 396

Ryton 457

Sansom Wood 665

Saundby 355

Savile Row 441

Saxendale 510

Scaftworth 340

Scarle South 634

Scarrington 504

Scarthing-moor 702

Scofton 469

Screveton 508

Scrooby 441

Selston 591

Serlby Hall 429

Shelford 509 Shelton 635 Sherwood 553 Sherwood Forest 35

Sherwood Hall 521 Sherwood Hill 585 Shireoaks 469 Shireoaks Hill 412 Sibcock Hill 381 Sibthorp 635 Skegby 593 & 679 Sloswick 457 Sneinton 687 Sneint. Hermitage 120 Sookhohn 448 South Clay Div. 361 Southwell "691 Spalford 628 Spring close 573 Standard Hill 124 Stanford-on-Soar 655 Stanley 600 Stapleford 593 Stanton-on-Wolds 655 Staythorpe 662 Staunton-by-Dale 635 Stockwith (West) 351 Stoke-Bardolph 671

Stoke (East) 637 Stokeham 386 Stouphill 704 Straglethorp 491 Strelley 595 Sturton-in-the-Clay

356 Styrrup 430 St. Anne's 136 Sunnydale 698 Sutton-in.Ashfield595 Sutton Bonnington655 Sutton nr. Granby495 Sutton-upon-Trent699 Sutton-cum-Lound443 Syerston 638 Swinnows 546 Teversall 600 Thieves Wood 37 Thoresby Hall 419 Thorney 639 Thorney Wood Chase

38, Abbey 698 Thoroton 504 Thorpe 374 Thorpe-in-Glebis 657 Thorpe by Newark 640 Thorpe 374,(West)660 Tinker House 552 Toadhole 592 Tollerton 513 Thrumpton 438 & 657 Thurgarton 700 Thurgarton Hund. 661 Tilne 345 Tithbyfill Todds Row 570 Torworth 403 Toton 550 Trent Port 355 Treswell 387 Trowell 600 Tuxford 387 Two-mile House 553 Underwood 592 Upton 701 & 374

Villa-real 417

Walesby 445

Walkeringham 358

Wallingwells 446

Walkrith Ferry 358

Wansley 592

Warsop 447

Watnall 565

Wei beck Abbey 450

Weldon 698

Welham 335

Wellow 393

Westhorpe 660 & 696

Weston 702

Westwood 388 & 592

Whatton 513

Wheatley (North) 359

Wheatley( South) 361

Whiteborough 600

Whitehouses 438

Whitemoor Place 553

Whitemoor519

Whyburn 568

Widmerpool 657

Wigsley 639

Wigthorpe411

Wilford 658

Willoughby 446 & 684

Willou^hby-on-the- Wolds 659

Winkbourne 703

Winthorpe 640

Wise ton 337

Wiverton 516

Woodbo rough 703

Woodcotes 6/0

Woodhouse & Woodend 412

Woodnook 592

Wocdhouse Hall 454

Wollaton 601

Worksop 454

Worksop Manor 456

Worney Wood 666

Wysall 660

Zouch Bridge 656

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

Acklom fam. 338 Albani Nigellus 370 Alabaster 48 Althorp Viscount 337 AncientBritons J 5, 78 Antiquities 18 Antoninus 79 Archdeacon 6*2 Architecture 59 Asylum (lunatic) 173 Ayscough Saml. J 79 Babyngtons 385, 649 Bathurst Earl 413 Battle of Stoke 637 Beetles 400 Bel voir Vale of 43 Bentinck fam. 451 Bigland John 426 Bishop Blaize 95 Biter bit 95 Blanket Thomas 194 Blow John 630 Bobbin net trade 197 Borough English 47 Boroughs rotten 307 Bribery 307 Brightmore Rev. Wm.

177 Brown Robert 611 Brunt Samuel 527 BuggeHall 192 Busli Roger de 22 Byron Lord 581 Canals 53, 93,303, 351 Cantelupe Nichs. 564 Cartwright Major 310,

679 Caunt George 100 Caves 78, 120 Cavendish family 467,

570 Cavendish Hon. Hy.

172 Chappell Bishop 377,

530 Chaworth fam. 5 16,544 Chanties 59

361 Clergy charity 145 Clifton fam. 645 Climate 13, 42 Clinton fam. 468 Cloth manfr. 85, 194 Cludd's oak 697 Clumber 465 Coal and lime 43, 47 Cockle Sir J. 36 Collieries563,565,566, 570,571, 592, 593, 595, 597, 601 Commerce 49 Coronation service460 Cotton mills 204,412, 413,521, 5S3 f 596, 687 Cotton manufr. 204 County rate 14 County Hall 139 Courts (civil) 62 Courts (spiritual,) 62 Cranmer Abp. 514 Cricket 97, 183 Cromwell fam. 66S Cuckoo bush 647 Cuckstool 94 Cultivation & produce

43 Danes 20, 83, 642 Deaneries 14, 514 Dean river 52 Deering Chas. M. D. 177 8 J

Delamere Lord 92 Denison Wm. 685 Denman fam. 319 Devon river 605

Distances 704

Dodsley 530

Domesday Book 21

Dover beck 52

Drainage 352

Drought 87

Druids 16

Earls of Nottingm. 24

Earthquakes 97, 106, 531

Election and Police Bill 101

Eminent men 30

Enclosures 39, 58

Erwash 52

Executions 141

Extra-Paro. placesl23

Falconry 45

Farms 46

Fenton fam. 30, 357

Flogan Lady 524

Flood dike 415

Flood roads 189, 605

Foot ball 368

Forbisher Adml.426 !Foss (Roman) 18,486, 503

Fossils 497

Forest boundary 40

Forest officers 41, 64

French lace 197

Gal way Viscount 430

General hospital 171

Goody Riley (old) 77

Greendale Oak 452

Greet river 52

Grvmston ghost 393

INDEX OF SUBJECTS,

Gunpowder explosion

106 Gypsum 48, 485 Hacker Col. 486 Hemlock stone 594 High Sheriff 23 Hills, altitude of 74 HolderWm.D.D. 177 Holies Sir Wm. 432 Holyrood feast 41 Honor of Peverel 82 Hop growers 324, 391,

375, 423, 446, 698 Hospital (county) 171 Hotham Capt. 89 Hotham Bishop 450 House of Correction

695 Howard family 463 Howe Admiral 502 Hudson Kitty 172 Hundreds 299, 479,

506 Idle river 53, 353 Ireton Hy. 549 Ironstone 591 King John's palace

King & Miller, 36, 522 Kippis Rev. And. 178 Kingston Duke of 421 Knights of the Roval

Oak, 29 Lace trade 48, 193 Lee Rev. Wra. 196 Lee the shoemkr. 694 Leen River 52 Lenton Priory 572 Lexington Barons of

377 Lichfield Col. 530 Lightning, 310, 532,

693 Lightfoot John D.D

637 Lilley John 612 Little John 32 Lovel Lord 637 Lovetot family, 457 Luddism, 102 to 106 Magistrates, 65

Magnus Thos, 610 Maiden's rent, 22 Malt 206, 455, 604 Mansfield 518 ; manor customs 522; church 523 ; chapels 525 ; charities 526; fairs 520; freestone 519 gas 525 ; railway 54; races 521 ; rock houses 520 ; riots, &c. 531 ; manufctrs. 519 ; schools 526 ; Viscounts 522 Mansfield Wm de 529 Manufactures 48 Manvers Earl 421

Dowager Cntss. 498 Market Towns 14, 704 Markham Sir J. 381 Maun river 52 Meadows fam. 421 Meden river 52 Mellish fam. 399 Members of Parliament 14 Merry Andrew 648 Merry Walter 1 78 Middleton Lord 601 Minster 692 Millington Giib. 177 Militia 95 Mineralogy 47 Molyneux fam. 501 Monasteries 23 Monktonfam.430 Montagu fam. 576 Moor Dr. 438 Mortimer's Hole, 117 Murders 596, 141 Musters fam, 667 Nan Scott 681 Nell Gwynne 573 New beer act 109 Newcastle Duke of 468, 452 ; family vaults 383 ; Dowager Duchess 396 Newstead Abbey 579 New villages, see Radford, Lenton, and Sneinton Nonconformists 91

Norfolk Dukes of 464 Norman Conquest 21 Nottingham see p 11 Nottingham Earls of

Nottingham Wm. 177 Nuthall temple 582 Oaks (large) 36, 452,

453 Orchards 45 Palaces 417, 442,694 Papist Holes 120 Pakynton Lady 385 Parkyns Sir Ts. 643 Parliament Oak 418 Patefield Thos. 482 Pedestrian 95 PeetThos. 178 Peers, &c. 66 Pelham fam. 468 Peverel court & prison

139,572 Peverel fam. 22,24 PhillipotWm. 611 Picts& Scots 17, 19 Pierrepont fam. 420 Plague 92, 481, 490,

681 Plantations 38 Poll tax 75 Poor laws 88 Poor rates 13 Poor state of 56 Population 61 Portland Duke of 451 Prebends 63 Provident institution!

60 Public officers 63 Queen Adelaide's lac<

dress 204 Rabbit warrens 45 Races 183, 521 Rail road 54 Rainworth water 52 Rancliflfe Lord 644 Rastall Wm.D.680 Rebellions 93, 94 Reform meetings 108 Reform bill 12, 109;

riots 109 to 115 :

INDKX OF SUBJECTS.