Kinoulton
"Kinoulton is a large village and parish on the Grantham Canal, under the
eastern declivity of the Wolds, 7 miles south-west by south of Bingham, and
10½ miles south-wast of Nottingham. It contains 405 inhabitants and 3,071 acres
of land, mostly belonging to the lord of the manor, Henry Nevile Esq., with about
260 acres belonging to Thomas Black, William Day and Henry Martin Esqs. In 1849
there was a rent charge in lieu of the tithes.
The village was anciently called Newbold, and was a chapelry to the mother
church, which was dedicated to St Wilfred, and stood on a lofty eminence, more
than half a mile west of the village, where it was long in ruins, and was taken
down about the year 1793, when the Earl of Gainsborough, then lord of the
manor, erected the present church. The manors of Kinoulton and Newbold were of
the fees of Walter D'Ayncourt and William Peveril, and were successively held
by the Villiers, Foljambes, Plumptons, Cliftons, Bugges and Noels, from the
latter of whom they passed to the late lord, C.H. Nevile Esq., who assumed the
name of Noel, on succeeding to the estates of Henry Noel, the last Earl of
Gainsborough, who died without issue in 1796."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District until November, 1883.
- In November, 1881, this parish was reassigned to 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 / 2485 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2718 |
- The original Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Wilfred and it stood about a half mile west of the village. This church was long in ruins and was taken down in 1793, but the old churchyard remains with some 34 headstones.
- The new Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Luke.
- This church was built in 1793 of red brick near the center of the village.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1606 for baptisms and burials. Marriages start in 1654.
- The church was in the rural deanery of South Bingham.
- The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here that was rebuilt in 1831. The Weleyan group faded away and the building is now a private residence.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District until November, 1883.
- In November, 1881, this parish was reassigned to the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
This village and parish stand on the Grantham Canal near the Fosse way, about 7 miles south-south-west of Bingham, about 116 miles north of London and 10 miles south-east of Nottingham. The parish covers 3,070 acres and includes an area called Newbold. The parish has a chalybeate spring on the hill above the village. Lodge-on-the-Wolds is normally considered part of this parish, but was a separate extra-parochial area.
The village was anciently called Newbold. If you are planning a visit:
- Check out the village webiste for current events and information.
- There is a photo montage of the village at the Panoramio webiste.
- By automobile, the village is just north off of the A46 trunk road where it intersects with the A606.
- The village used to be located higher on the hill, but it "migrated" downhill when the canal opened. There are several "lost" hamlets in the parish boundaries, one of which was Warberge.
- Legend has it that in 1687 a palace stood on a piece of land later known as Old Grange. The palace was occupied by CRANMER, then Bishop of Llandaff. This is unlikely, as CRANMER never held that title. Historical fact tells us that CRANMER's sister was married to Harold ROSELL who purchased the grange, and this fact has been distorted over time and elevated to palatial status.
- Plague visited the valley in 1604.
- The parish was primarily a grazing area, but small farms also grew wheat, beans and barley.
- The village used to hold a feast on the first Sunday after Saint Luke's day (late October).
- Shortly after World War I, SIr WIlliam Jesse HIND planted an avenue of 184 Lombardy Poplar trees to honor his son, Lt. Francis M. HIND who was killed in action on the Somme in 1916. Sadly, due to age and hazard, most of these trees were felled in 2008. The parish council has funded the planting of replacement Poplar saplings to restore this unique sight.
- The national grid reference is SK 6831.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient parish in county Nottingham and became a modern Civil Parish
when those were established.
- The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Bingham Wapentake (Hundred) in the southern division of the county.
- Lodge-on-the-Wolds was made into a separte Civil Parish in 1858, but was abolished as such in 1896. When it was abolished, the land was amalgameted into Cotrove Civil Parish.
| Year |
Kinoulton |
Lodge |
| 1801 |
275 |
|
| 1841 |
388 |
|
| 1851 |
405 |
7 |
| 1871 |
391 |
- |
| 1881 |
331 |
- |
| 1891 |
317 |
- |
| 1901 |
263 |
5 |
| 1911 |
267 |
- |
| 1921 |
238 |
- |
- There is a record of a School here in 1289.
- A National School was built here in 1847.
- Kinoultan Primary School has an Internet website, but there is no history or old school logs.
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[Last updated: 7-September-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
