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Caunton, Nottinghamshire

Historical Description

Caunton, a parish in Notts, on an affluent of the river Trent, 4 miles SW of Carlton railway station, and 6 NW by N of Newark. It includes the hamlets of Knapthorpe and Beesthorpe, and has a post and money order office under Newark; telegraph office, Newark. Acreage, 3105; population, 396. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; value, £190. Patron, the Bishop of Ripon. The church is old, and has a tower with three bells, nave, north and south aisles, chancel, and south porch. The oldest portion, namely, the three easternmost bays of the nave, dates from about 1180. A handsome clock with two dial plates was added by public subscription to commemorate the Queen's jubilee in 1887. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyNottinghamshire 
Ecclesiastical parishCaunton St. Andrew 
Poor Law unionSouthwell 
WapentakeThurgarton 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Caunton from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Nottinghamshire is available to browse.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Nottinghamshire 1569 & 1614 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictNewark and Sherwood
CountyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG23
Post TownNewark

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