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Bestwood (Bestwood Park)

Census

• The parish was in the Hucknall Torkard sub-district of the Basford Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Emanuel.
  
  
• The church was built in 1868 of stone, the cost provided by the Duke of St. Albans.
  
  

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Church Records

• This parish is not included on the International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Hucknall Torkard sub-district of the Basford Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 5645.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

The Bestwood War Memorial plaque is recorded as part of the Southwell Church History Project.

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Politics and Government

• This place was formerly within the parish of Lenton. In March, 1878, it was constituted as a modern Civil Parish under the name "Bestwood Park".
  
  
• This parish was in the Broxtowe Hundred or Wapentake.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became a part of the Basford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1881	697

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