PREFACE. Is this first attempt to present to the public a popular History and Topography of Nottinghamshire, with a Directory of its Inhabitants, the Author has to acknowledge his unbounded gratitude to the literary and official gentlemen of the county, for the valuable and interesting communications with which they have furnished him, in answer to his multifarious enquiries;-and also to the numerous Subscribers who have favoured him with their support to such a liberal extent that their orders amount to upwards of 300 copies more than the number printed. This prompt and munificent patronage shews clearly (what has been universally acknowledged in other counties) that works of this description are highly interesting and useful, both in the office and the library,-not only to the man of business, but also to the nobility, gentry, clergy, professional men, and public officers. As authenticity is the grand requisite of topography, all possible care has been taken to avoid errors; every parish, and almost every house in the county has been visited, and the information either collected or verified on the spot; it is therefore hoped that this elaborate work will be found as complete and satisfactory to its numerous patrons as the vast body of information, and the great variety of subjects compressed within its pages, would allow. The Plan of the Work embraces a General History and Description of Nottinghamshire, and of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham; containing the spirit of all that has previously been written on the subject, extracted from the works of ancient and modern Authors, and from the voluminous Parliamentary Reports of Public Charities, Population, &c. &c.; together with a variety of Statististical, Geological, Agricultural, Commercial, and Biographical Information, elicited by personal enquiry, and comprehending a Survey of Antiquities, Roads, Rivers, Canals, Minerals, Rocks, Caves, Forest and other Liberties; Public Buildings, Institutions, and Charities; Civil and Ecclesiastical Courts, &c. &c.; together with a Chronology of all remarkable Events, from the earliest period to the present time, and a full and comprehensive view of the rise and progress of those varied and beautiful Manufactures of which Nottingham is the great emporium, and to which both it and the county at large owe much of their present wealth and importance. Lists of Magistrates and Public Officers, and of the Seats of Nobility and Gentry, are appended to the general Survey of the County. (See p. 67 to 71.) The History of Nottingham, (p. 73 to 215,) like that of all the other places, is followed by a copious Directory of its Inhabitants, classed according to Trade or Profession, and accompanied by an alphabetical Index of Persons, so that the address and occupation of any individual or firm may be instantly referred to. The Topography of Nottinghamshire commences at page 299, under an alphabetical arrangement of Parishes under their respective Hundreds, and of Towns, Townships, Villages, &c. under their respective Parishes; but as in many cases, the Hundred or Parish in which any Town or Village is situated may not be known, a copious Index of Places is inserted, which points out the page at which each place in the county is to be found; thus giving to the volume all the advantages of an alphabetical Gazetteer, in conjunction with those afforded by connected Histories of the various Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions. The Parochial Histories shew the Situation, Extent, and Population of each village and township, the ancient and present Owners of the Soil and Lords of the Manors; the nature of the Church Livings, with their Patrons and Incumbents; the Places of Worship, Public Charities, and Institutions; Local Occurrences; Trade and Commerce; Objects of Interest and Curiosity; Eminent Men, &c. &c.; and are each followed by a digest of the names and addresses of the Gentry, Tradesmen, Farmers, and other principal Residents; with Lists of Coaches and Carriers, and a variety of other useful and interesting Information;-the whole illustrated by a large coloured Map of the County. W. WHITE. SHEFFIELD, August 1st, 1832. 5 INDEX OF PLACES, CONTAINING IN ONE ALPHABETICAL SERIES, THE NAMES OF ALL THE HUNDREDS, PARISHES, TOWNS, TOWNSHIPS, HAMLETS AND MANORS, Beesthorpe 666 Brockilow 376 Besthorpe 634 Beeston 556 Bell-moor 443 Beskwood Park 573 Bilborough 559 Bilby 401 Bilsthorpe 363 Bingham 480 Brookhill 570 Broughton Sulney 487 Bulwood Hall 568 Bingham Hundred 479 Bulwell 560 Bunney 643 Burton Joyce 664 Bury Hill 530 Carcolston 488 Carlton-in-Lindrk 410 Caythorpe 677 Clifton N. & S. 627 Copthorne 376 Cornley 350 Finningley Park 401 Gedling 671 Gerhodthorpe 642 Gledthorpe 447 Holme Lane 499 Holme Pierrepont 498 Hucknall Torkard 567 Keyworth 649 Kingshaugh 364 & 384 410 Kingston-on-Soar 649 Kirkhill 656 Laiths N. & S. 441 Laxton or Lexington Leake E. & W. 650 Limpool 428 Linby 576 Lindhurst 677 503 Longacre 481 Lovett Mills 585 Lowdham 677 Mansfield 518 ⚫ 576 Moorfield 704 Newark Hundred 603 Normanton in Elksley 425 291; Index of names 272 Oakham 531 Oldcoates 430 Ollerton 418 Ollerton Corner 416 Osberton 469 Osmondthorpe 668 Plumptre 651 Portland Colliery 570 near Nottm. 583 & 4 Mansfield-Woodhouse Normanton-nr-South-Radley 698 Normanton-on-Soar 651 well 696 682 Radmanthwaite 531 Rainworth 663 Normanton-on-Trent Ragnall 384 Normanton-on-Wolds 652 683 Nottingham Castle115 Rampton 385 Ratcliffe & Grange 457 Nottingham History Rockley 362 |
