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Bole

"Bole is a small village and parish on the west bank of the Trent, 2 miles south-west of Gainsborough, containing about 220 inhabitants and 1,163 acres of land, mostly a strong clay, except on the Trent bank, where it is a rich loamy marsh. Owing to the river having changed its ancient course, about 110 acres of land which adjoin this parish, are in Lincolnshire, and is the property of Sir Charles Anderson, of Lea Hall. The manor and rectory of Bole form a prebend for the maintenance of a prebendary in York Cathedral, but Lord Wenlock, the lord of the manor, is lessee of the prebendal lands and rectorial tithes. The great tithe is redeemed, except on a few small freeholds, and the vicarial tithe amounts to about £120 per annum. Lord Wenlock is owner of all the land except about 50 acres.

The church, dedicated to St Martin, is an ancient edifice, with chancel, tower and three bells. The living is a vicarage, valued in the King's books at £4 13s 4d, now £100. It is a peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York. The Prebendary of Bole is the patron, and the Rev. john Henry Willan of Gainsborough is the vicar. In 1394, Richard II granted leave to William Rothwell to assign for the support of the vicar and his successors, 'eight acres of land and six of pasture', which lands were held of John Danby, clerk, as of the Prebend of Bole, by two appearances at the court of Bole, and paying 2d. The Wesleyans have a small chapel in the village."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

Census

• The parish was in the Misterton sub-district in the Gainsborough Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin.
  
  
• The church was extensively rebuilt in 1866.
  
  
• There is a good history of the church at the Southwell Church History Project website.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Martin's on Geograph, taken in 2005.
  
  
• Gary BROTHWELL has a photograph of St. Martin's Church at Geograph.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish registers date from 1813. Earlier records were stolen.
  
  
• The parish was in the deanery of Retford.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here in 1869.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Misterton sub-district in the Gainsborough Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Bole is a village and a parish close by the River Trent on the border with Lincolnshire, not far from Gainsborough, 7 miles north-east of Retford and 147 miles north of London.

Bole is a small village. If you are planning a visit:

• Check out the Bole Project for maps and information about the parish.
  
  
• Stop by the Village Hall and ask for a schedule of current events.
  
  

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Directories

• We have an extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 7987.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance 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

There is a brass War Memorial plaque on the walls of St. Martin's Church, mounted in 1918. Unfortuantely, this picture of the Memorial Plaque does not clearly reveal the names on it.

There is a note about a Roll of Honour in the church as well, but details are lacking.

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
  
  
• ThePart of the ancient parish now lies in Lincolnshire due to a shift in the bed of the River Trent some centuries ago.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Population
1801	160
1831	144
1841	186
1851	220
1861	238
1871	216
1891	177
1901	142

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Schools

• A Parochial School was built here in 1858.
  
  

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