South Collingham, Nottinghamshire
Historical Description
Collingham, South, a township and a parish in Notts. The township stands on the Fosse Way, near Collingham railway station, 4½ miles NNE of Newark, and occupies the site of the ancient Crocolana. The parish includes also the hamlets of Brough and Danethorpe, and its post town is Collingham under Newark. Acreage, 3028; population, 705. Ancient relics have been found at Potter's Hill barrow. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £331 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old with some good Norman work; the tower was restored in 1886, and the rest of the church in 1890.
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 | South Collingham St. John the Baptist | |
Poor Law union | Newark | |
Wapentake | Newark |
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 South Collingham from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Collingham, South (St. John the Baptist))
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.