Lenton
"Lenton Parish takes its name from its situation upon the Len or Leen, and lies
in the vale of that river, near its confluence with the Trent, on the west side
of the park and meadows of Nottingham, betwixt them and the parishes of
Beeston, Wollaton and Radford, except its detached member called Bestwood
Park, which is distant 5 miles north from any other part of the parish. Lenton
contains 2,610 acres of rich sandy land, rated at the county rate to £6,957.
Gregory Gregory Esq. of Harlaxton Hall is the principal owner and lord of the
manor, but Jno. Wright Esq., Lord Middleton and Henry Smith Esq. have estates
here. 112 acres of the beautiful park belonging to Lord Middleton is in this parish,
within which stands the handsome park gate on the Derby Road. Lenton has,
however, felt the manufacturing impulse of its neighbouring town, Nottingham, having
increased its population five times over during the last fifty years; for we find that in 1801
it amounted to only 893 souls, which in 1851 had swelled to 5,590 living in 1,069 houses,
which includes the new villages of New Lenton and Hyson Green, which latter is
principally in Radford Parish, being situated on the common land, 154 acres, which
was enclosed in 1796, and divided betwixt the two parishes, though that portion alloted
to Lenton is completely surrounded by the land and buildings of Radford.
Lenton is a large, handsome village, 1½ miles west of Nottingham, consisting
principally of beautiful villas with gardens and shrubberies, and neat cottages. Two
annual fairs, granted by Henry I and Charles II, are held here on the Wednesday in
Whit-week, and on November 11th, for horses, horned cattle and hogs."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Lenton sub-district of the Radford Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2447 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2681 |
| 1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3164 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
- The church was built in 1842 to replace a smaller priory chapel.
- David LALLY has a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2007.
- Richard CROFT has a nice, sun-lit photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2010.
- The parish also boasts a Sikh temple.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Sikh temple on Geo-graph, taken in 2010.
- The parish was in the Lenton sub-district of the Radford Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The National Grid Reference is SK 5539.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for resources.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in 2010. The memorial is located on Church Street.
- The memorial is a Grade II listed structure with British Heritage.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
893 |
| 1851 |
5,589 |
| 1901 |
23,872 |
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[Last updated: 18-February-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
