White's Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1853

Everton

Everton Parish comprises the two townships of Everton and Scaftworth, the former of which contains about 3,521 acres, and the latter 1,049a3r 34p of land, of the rateable value of £5,500. The whole parish contains a population of 888 souls. The common land in Everton was enclosed in 1760, and in Scaftworth in 1773. The rectorial tithes of the new enclosures in Everton township were commuted for an allotment of 225a 2r 8p given to Lord Charles Cavendish who was then the impropriator. At the same time the vicarial tithes of the whole parish were redeemed by two allotments of 90 acres in Everton, and 15 acres in Scaftworth, besides ten acres of old glebe. The great tithes are still paid on all the old enclosures in the parish, and also on the new enclosures in Scaftworth. William Wells Esq. of Stockwith is now the impropriator.

The charities belonging to the parish are £1 6s 8d to the poor of Everton, and 13s 4d to those of Scaftworth, paid out of Stonehills Farm; an annuity of 10s out of an estate belonging to J. Walker Esq., and 5s yearly left by Robert Ducklin in 1721, out of a house belonging to the vicar, for the poor of Everton; and £100, left in 1800 by Elizabeth Ella, who directed half of the interest to be given to poor married lying-in women, and the remainder to be paid for the education of poor girls of Everton, where a school has been built by subscription,

Everton is a pleasant village 3 miles east-south-east of Bawtry, on the Gainsborough Road. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient fabric, with a tower and three bells. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's books at £7 2s 2d, now at £209. the Rev. William Metcalf M.A. is the patron and incumbent, who resides at a good mansion near the church.

The Duke of Devonshire sold all his property in this parish some years ago to various proprietors, with the advowson of the living. A Wesleyan chapel was erected here in 1843. The Archbishop of York is lord of the manor, but of the soil no less than 1,095a 3r 38p belongs to Magnus's Charity, bequeathed for the weal of Newark, and 233a 3r to Clarkson's Charity, for schools &c. at Mansfield. The other principal landowners are Rev. Christopher Nevile, The Bishop of Lichfield, Mrs Jackson, Samuel Harrison Esq., Mrs Williamson and John Clarke.

Carhill, a small hamlet, and two farms, called Pustohill, are in this township, as is also part of Drakeholes. The feast is held on Trinity Sunday.

Harwell, though in Everton township, and within half a mile of the village, is a separate hamlet and manor, of which the corporation of Newark, as trustees of Magnus's Charity, are lords, and also principal owners of the land, part of which belongs to Mrs Jackson, and to Clarkson's free schools in Mansfield and Woodhouse, and others.

Scaftworth is but a small village, 1 mile east of Bawtry, near the River Idle. Thomas Edward Taylor Esq. is lord of the manor and owner of all the land, except about 40 acres. He, however, pays for the manor a quit rent to the See of York. During the enclosure of the common, several specimens of Roman antiquities were found here. This discovery seems to have confirmed the opinion that the vestiges of some fortifications, near the village, are the remains of a Roman fort or station, through which passed the Roman road from the stations at Doncaster and Littleborough.

[Transcribed by Clive Henly]