Elton
"Elton Parish is but of small extent, consisting only of 965 acres, and a small
village with 79 inhabitants. It is on the Grantham Road, near the verge of the
county, 4 miles east by south of Bingham.
In the Saxon times it was called Ayleton, and was afterwards of the fee of
Roger de Busli, who gave it to the Priory of Blyth. At the dissolution it was
granted to the family of York, from whom it passed to the Lions, Mores, Collins
and Launders, and is now possessed by William Fletcher Norton Norton Esq., who
resides in the manor house, a large and handsome mansion.
William Fletcher Norton Norton Esq. is patron of the rectory, which is valued
in the King's books at £8 0s 5d, now £286, and is enjoyed by the Rev.
Robert Weatherell. The church, dedicated to St Michael, is a small humble edifice,
which Thoresby describes as being "dove house topped". The parish was enclosed
in 1808, when land was allotted in lieu of all tithes. The feast is on Sunday
after old Michaelmas Day."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2484 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael.
- The parish was in the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The national grid reference is SK 7638.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1808.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Population |
| 1801 |
90 |
| 1851 |
79 |
| 1881 |
76 |
| 1901 |
51 |
Find help, report problems, or contribute information
[Last updated: 27-November-2011 - Louis Mills]
