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Clayworth

"Clayworth Parish comprises the two townships of Clayworth and Wiseton, which together contain 3,170 acres of land and 627 souls. It is intersected by the Chesterfield Canal, and bounded on the west by the River Idle. The two townships maintain their poor separately, and have both a fertile soil, that of Clayworth being a rich clay, and that of Wiseton a fine red sandy mould.
Clayworth is a good village on the east side of the canal, 6 miles north by east of Retford. It contains a population of 474 inhabitants, and 2,076 acres of land. The heirs of the late Peter B. Dickenson Esq. and lords of the manor, and the principal owners are the Rev. John Otter, G.C. Fox Esq., H.B. Simpson Esq., and Mrs Davenport.
The church, dedicated to St Peter, is an ancient edifice with a tower, and contains many old monumental inscriptions. The living is a rectory valued in the King's books at £26 10s 10d, now at £604, in the patronage of the Dean of Lincoln, and now enjoyed by the Rev. Thomas Henry Shepherd M.A."
[White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853]

Church Records

• The Anglican Parish Church is dedicated to St. Peter.
  
  

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Directories

• An extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
  
  

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History

• Do you recognize the Clayworth Challenge Cup? What can you tell us about this goblet? Contact the site co-ordinator via the "Find help" link at the bottom.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 7288. Wiseton is at SK 7189.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #271 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the East Retford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Clayworth	Wiseton
1801	420	123
1851	474	127
1871	434	133
1901	410	154
1991	285	102

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Schools

• Clayworth County Primary School is on Church Lane in Clayworth.
  
  
• The primary school is now closed and has been converted to a private dwelling. Children attend Clarborough Junior School.
  
  

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