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Kirklington (Kirtlington)

"Kirklington is a rural village and parish, on the north side of the little River Greet, in the liberty of Southwell and Scrooby, three miles north-west by north of Southwell. It comprises 276 inhabitants and 2,146 acres of land, consisting chiefly of a strong, clayey soil, with a portion of sand near the forest, and is of the rateable value of £2,020. Major-General John Whetham is lord of the manor, and owner of all the land, except Belle Eau Park, 1½ miles north-west of the village, containing 327 acres, which belongs to Earl Manvers. This ancient farm house in the park was formerly surrounded by a double moat, the remains of which are still visible.
Kirklington Hall, the beautiful seat of Major-General John Whetham, is situated a little north of the village, on the western declivity of a gentle eminence. It is delightfully embosomed in woods and thriving plantations, and bounded in the distance by fine eminences, which succeed each other in pleasing order."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

Caution: There is another Kirklington parish in the West Riding, Yorkshire.

Census

• The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Swithin.
  
  
• The church was built in the Norman period.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1847.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1578 for baptisms, 1605 for marriages and 1617 for burials.
  
  
• The church was in the rural deanery of Southwell.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

This parish, township and village lie 3 miles northwest of Southwell and 8 miles northwest of Newark. The parish covers about 2,000 acres and includes several mineral springs.

The village sits on the north side of the little River Greet. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A617 west out of Newark toward Ollerton. Just over a mile past Hockerton you will be driving through Kirklington.
  
  

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Directories

• We have am extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
  
  

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Manors

• Kirklington Hall is just north of the village.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 6757.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the Southwell division of the ancient Thurgarton Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1780, Winifred ARTHUR left £30 to generate interest which would be given to the poor.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, this parish became part of the Southwell Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1861	241
1871	205
1881	220
1891	168
1901	182
1911	218
1921	226
1931	227

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Schools

• A School was built here in 1840 by Major-General John WHETHAM.
  
  

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