Headon cum Upton, Nottinghamshire
Historical Description
Headon-cum-Upton, a village and a parish in Notts. Th— village of Headon stands 4 miles from Eetford station on the G.N. and M.S. & L.E. The parish contains also the hamlet of Upton, and bears the name of Headon-with-Upton. Post town and money order office, Eetford; telegraph office, Tuxford. Acreage, 2347; population, 218. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £290 with residence. The church is old but good, has a tower, and was restored in 1885. There is a Methodist chapel.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Nottinghamshire | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Headon St. Peter | |
Poor Law union | East Retford | |
Wapentake | Bassetlaw |
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 Headon cum Upton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Headon (St. Peter))
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.