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Kirklington, Nottinghamshire

Historical Description

Kirklington, a village, a township, and a parish in Notts. The village stands on the river Greet, 3 miles NW of South-well, with a station on the M.R., and a post and telegraph office under Southwell; money order office, Southwell. The parish comprises 1989 acres; population, 168. The manor, with Kirklington Hall, belongs to the Whetham family. The hall is an elegant mansion, and stands in a large park with a fine lake and plantations. An ancient camp is in the W. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £168 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Ripon. The church is a neat structure with a pinnacled tower.

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 parishKirklington St. Swithin 
Poor Law unionSouthwell 
WapentakeThurgarton 

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


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Kirklington from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

Online maps of Kirklington are available from a number of sites:


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 districtNG22
Post TownNewark

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