Nottinghamshire

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Nearby Places

Kirton

Note: There are numerous places in England with the name Kirton. Make sure that you are in the right place for your research.

Census

• The parish was in 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 the Holy Trinity.
  
  
• The church was originally built in the 13th century.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1865.
  
  
• There is a brief history of the church and some photographs at the Southwell Churches Hisotry Project website.
  
  
• James HILL has a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2007.
  
  
• David BEVIS has a photograph from another viewpoint of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2010.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1680.
  
  
• The International Genealogical Index (IGI) includes records from this parish for the period 1771-1838.
  
  
• The Primitive Methodists had a chapel in the village.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Southwell Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Kirton is a village and a parish which lie about 3 miles southwest of Tuxford. The parish covers almost 1,100 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• James HILL has a photograph of Kirton Main Street on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2007.
  
  
• Steve FOREHAM has a photograph of some locals having lunch on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2008.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 6969.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name means "village with a church." It appears as Chirchetune in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Government

• This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
  
  
• District governance is provided by the Newark and Sherwood district council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• 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

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