Broadholme, Nottinghamshire
Historical Description
Broadholme, a township in Thorney parish, Notts, on the verge of the county, 7 miles W of Lincoln, 1S6 from London and 5 from Saxilby railway station. Acreage, 640; population, 102. A small nunnery was founded here in the reign of Stephen by Agnes de Camville, and given in the-time of Elizabeth to John Corners and William Haber.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Nottinghamshire | |
Civil parish | Thorney | |
Poor Law union | Newark | |
Wapentake | Newark |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Broadholme from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Broadholme)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Nottinghamshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Nottinghamshire newspapers online:
- Nottingham Evening Post
- Nottinghamshire Guardian
- Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties
- Nottingham Gazette, and Political, Literary, Agricultural & Commercial Register for the Midland Counties
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Nottinghamshire 1569 & 1614 is available on the Heraldry page.