Gamston (West Bridgford), Nottinghamshire

Historical Description

Gamston, a township in West Bridgford parish, Notts, on the Grantham Canal, 3 miles SE of Nottingham. It includes part of the village of Basingfield. Acreage, 448½ population, 87.

Administration

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

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

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Gamston (West Bridgford) from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Gampston)

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.