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"Lindhurst-on-the-Forest is situated 2½ miles south-east of Mansfield, and is an extra-parochial liberty of 740 acres, bounded on the north and south by two small streams, which unite at its eastern extremity, and form the Rainwirth-water, near two extensive fox covers. It was anciently part of Harlow Wood, but has been cleared and cultivated by its owner, the Duke of Portland. Mr Richard Godson Millns is the farmer. In a field, about half a mile north-east of the house, a great many ancient tobacco pipes are turned up every time the field is ploughed."
[WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

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Caution: This place is sometimes confused with "Lyndhurst" in Hampshire. Please make sure that you are researching the correct parish.

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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Mansfield is an excellent resource.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Blidworth sub-district of the Mansfield Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 866
1851H.O. 107 / 2124
1861R.G. 9 / 2430
1871R.G. 10 / 3475
1881R.G. 11 / 3319
1891R.G. 12 / 2657
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Church History

There is no record of a church here at Lindhurst.

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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Blidworth sub-district of the Mansfield Registration District.
     
  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
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Description & Travel

Lindhurst is 3.1 miles south-east of Mansfield and 2 miles east from Blidworth. The parish covers 896 acres and is south of the A617 trunk road. The webpage author could find no evidence of a village as such, just local farmhouses.

  • David HALLAM-JONES has a photograph of Lindhurst Farm on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2014.
     
  • Much of Lindhurst has been turned into a "wind farm" to generate electricity for Mansfield and the villages in the area.
     
  • Graham HOGG has a photograph of one of Lindhurst Wind Farm turbans on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2016.
     
  • Antony DIXON has a photograph of Recent additions to Lindhurst on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2011.
     
You can see pictures of Lindhurst which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • This Liberty was formerly charged with furnishing oak for the repairs of Nottingham castle.
     
  • Lyndhurst Wood has a link to the Robin Hood legend, the site of an ancient moat across from Fountain Dale is alternatively called 'Friar Tuck Island' and is supposed to be where the two met and the friar was challenged to carry the outlaw over, but with Tuck eventually throwing him in.
     
  • Peter WISE has a photograph of 2 of the wind turbines at Lindhurst (there a five in all) on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2010.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK565578 (Lat/Lon: 53.114398, -1.15734), Lindhurst which are provided by:

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Military History

There is no War Memorial in Lindhurst.

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Names, Geographical

The name appears to be from Old English "Hill where Lime trees grow." More research is needed to verify that.

The name appears as "Lyndhurst" in the 1861 Census.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an extra-parochial area in Nottingham county, known as "The King's Manor of Lyndhurst", but became a modern Civil Parish in December of 1858.
     
  • This parish is in the Southwell division of the Thurgarton Hundred (or Wapentake) in the southern division of the county.
     
  • This parish was in the Skegby Rural District from 1894 until 1935.
     
  • This parish was in the Southwell Rural District from 1935 until 1974.
     
  • District governance would fall under the Newark and Sherwood District Council.
     
  • The citizens of this small parish have elected to forgo a formal Parish Council. In its place, they hold periodic Parish Meetings of the residents to discuss civic and political matters.
     
  • District governance would fall under the Newark and Sherwood District Council.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Mansfield petty session hearings.
     
  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Mansfield Poor Law Union.
     
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Population

YearInhabitants
1801-
185110
186111
187116
188132
189133
190118
191129
192140
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Schools

  • A Public Elementary (mixed) school was built here in 1847 for 290 children.
     
  • The school was enlarged in 1897.