Bothamsall (Bottomsall)
"Bothamsall or Bottomsall parish lies east of Clumber Park, betwixt and near the
confluence of the rivers Wollen and Idel, and the village is pleasantly
situated near the Retford and Ollerton road, 4½ miles north by east of the
latter. The parish contains 1,712 acres of land, including wood and
plantations, containing a variety of soil, but mostly a sandy loam, and 319
inhabitants. The Duke of Newcastle is the sole owner, lord of the manor and
improprietor. The church of St Mary is a perpetual curacy, of the certified
value of £52, of which the Rev. Henry Fynes Clinton is the incumbent. The
church was rebuilt in 1844 by His Grace, on the site of the old one. It is a
neat gothic structure, with nave, chancel, north aisle and pinnacled tower,
with three bells. There is also a handsome parsonage, a little east of the
church. The stone principally used was brought from Worksop Manor, a great part
of which is taken down. In 1852, the Duke of Newcastle converted a barn into a
small National School, and he also pays the teacher's salary.
The manor, before the Conquest, was held by Earl Tosti, but afterwards by Ralph
de St George and Richard de Furnell, who gave the rectory to the Abbey of
Welbeck, but in the 20th year of Queen Elizabeth, the tithes and manor were
granted to the Earl of Lincoln. Haughton Park, enclosed about 50 years ago, is
in this parish. Here are situated the Duke's Kennels, with a neat house,
occupied by the head gamekeeper."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Tuxford sub-district of the East Retford Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 849 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2417 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2642 |
- The ecclesistical parish was formed in 1841 from Elkesley parish.
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Mary. The dedication is also given as "Our Lady and Saint Peter". This latter designation appears to have begun around 1924.
- The church was built in 1845, replacing an earlier church.
- The church was restored in 1982.
- In 2002, the church was redecorated and electrical work was carried out.
- The church seats 200.
- The church is a Grade II building with British Heritage.
- Richard CROFT has a nice photograph of Sts. Mary and Peter Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2005.
- The church was in the rural deanery No. 3 of Retford.
- Records of Christenings start in 1530. Wedding and burials started being recorded in 1538.
- The Nottinghamshire Archives office has the baptism 1541 - 1901, marriages 1538 - 1900 and burials 1538 - 1900.
- The parish was in the Tuxford sub-district of the East Retford Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
This village and parish lies about 7 miles south of East Retford and 4.5 miles north-west of Tuxford. It is here that the River Meden (Medan) and the River Maun join to become the River Idle. This place was a crossroad (or "crossriver") place in Saxon times and several "tracks" or early roads have been charted. The parish covers 2,481 acres.
The village is normally regarded as a suburb of Nottingham. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile the A52 runs through the very nothern part of the village and the A6005 arterial off the M1 at juntion 25 runs through the heart of the village.
- By rail, the Midlands Counties Railway provides service to Beeston station.
- Nottingham city provides daily bus service as well.
- Andrew HILL has a photograph of Main street on Geo-graph, taken in 2010.
- The national grid reference is SK 6773.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- A four-faced clock was installed on the church tower in 1922 in memory of the men who fell in the Great War.
- A plaque was installed on the wall of the church in 1924. For a list of names see Southwell Church History Project.
- This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county, but was assigned as a part of Elkesley parish for many centuries. It did not become a separate modern Civil Parish until December, 1866.
- The parish was in the Hatfield division of the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
- In March, 1884, this parish gained the area of Lound Hall, about 851 acres, from Gamston Civil Parish.
| Year |
Bothamsall |
Haughton |
| 1801 |
235 |
41 |
| 1851 |
319 |
77 |
| 1861 |
296 |
- |
| 1871 |
262 |
- |
| 1881 |
264 |
- |
| 1891 |
272 |
- |
| 1901 |
242 |
51 |
- The parish had its own school by 1869.
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[Last updated: 14-February-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
