Hawton, Nottinghamshire

Historical Description

Hawton, a village and a parish in Notts. The village stands near the river Devon, 2 miles SSW of Newark station on the G.N.R. and M.R., and was nearly destroyed during the Civil War. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Newark. The parish comprises 2181 acres; population, 246. Large quantities of gypsum are found, and there are a brickfield, and an iron and brass foundry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £490 with residence. Patron, the lord of the manor and chief landowner. The church is mainly Early English, partly Decorated English; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a pinnacled tower; was thoroughly repaired in 1880, and a new porch erected in 1887. The chancel contains an Easter sepulchre, sedilia, and is rich in canopy and monumental work.

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.

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 Hawton from the following:

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

Land and Property

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

Maps

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

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

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.