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Thoroton, Nottinghamshire

Historical Description

Thoroton, a village and a parish in Notts, 2 miles N of Elton railway station, and 4½ NE by E of Bingham. Post town, Nottingham; money order and telegraph office, Bingham. Acreage, 786; population, 121. The living is a vicarage annexed to Orston. The church is in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, S porch, and an embattled western tower with spire.

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 parishThoroton St. Elena 
Poor Law unionBingham 
WapentakeBingham 

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 Thoroton 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.

DistrictRushcliffe
CountyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG13
Post TownNottingham

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