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Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire

Historical Description

Shireoaks, an ecclesiastical parish, with a village, in Notts and the W.R. Yorkshire, with a station on the M.S. & L.R., 2½ miles WNW of Worksop. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Worksop. Population, 848. The manor belongs to the Duke of Newcastle. A colliery was begun in 1854, reached the top of the hard coal beds at a depth of 1545 feet, and employs about 1000 men and boys. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £220 with residence. Patron, the Duke of Newcastle. The church was built in 1861-63, is in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and tower with spire. A public hall was built in 1875.

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 
Civil parishWorksop 
Poor Law unionWorksop 
WapentakeBassetlaw 

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


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Shireoaks from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

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


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Nottinghamshire newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

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

DistrictBassetlaw
CountyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtS81
Post TownWorksop

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