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Normanton on Soar

"Normanton-On-Soar is a picturesque village and parish in the vale of the Soar, 13 miles south by west of Nottingham, bounded on the south by Leicestershire and on the north by the Wolds. It has 390 inhabitants, and 1,543 acres of rich, loamy land, of which 243 acres were allotted in 1770 in lieu of tithes. The principal owners are John Buckley Esq., Rev. Buckley's trustees, and others. The church is an ancient building, dedicated to St james. It has a tower in the centre, surmounted by a lofty spire 96 feet high. It also has a large chancel and a capacious font, which in all probability was used in those times when it was the practice to dip the infant at baptism. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's books at £7 11s 0½d, and now enjoyed by the Rev. Joseph Powell. The manor and advowson belong to John Buckley Esq., and others, who are the successors of the late Thomas Buckley Esq., the eminent breeder and grazier. 1,000 guineas was once given for the use of one of his rams for one season. The Midland Counties Railway passes about a quarter of a mile east of the village. In forming the line, several ancient coins &c. were found near Kirk Hill. Near the Manor House formerly stood an old hall of large dimensions, which was taken down about 60 years ago. Mr Buckley's house on the hill was built with part of the old materials. This parish receives, on every fifth year, £8 6s 8d from William Willougby's charity."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

Census

• The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
  
  

(Data supplied by Lesley Donald)

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. James.
  
  
• The date of construction is uncertain, probably 14th or 15th century.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1559, but early years are in poor condition.
  
  
• The church was in the rural deanery of West Bingham.
  
  
• The Baptists had a chapel here prior to 1881.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists also had a chapel here prior to 1881.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was reassigned to the Basford sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This place is a village, a township and a parish on the southwest border of the county. It is separated from Leicestershire by the River Soar and is 118 miles north of London, 2 miles northwest of Loughborough (in Leicestershire), and 12 miles south of Nottingham

The village sits on the north bank of the River Soar. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A453 south out of Nottingham, pick up the A6 south out of Kegworth and turn east (left) onto the A6006 just before Hathern. If you are coming out of Loughborough, take the A6 north, turn right (east) just after Hathern onto the A6006. Normanton on Soar will be to your right.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 5123.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

The name Normanton is fairly common. It is Old English northman+tun, or "farmstead of the Northmen or Norwegian Vikings".
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a Civil Parish as well.
  
  
• The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Loughborough Poor Law Union in Leicestershire.
  
  

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Population

Year	Males	Females	Total
1801			265
1841	226	202	428
1851	204	189	393
1861	178	182	360
1871	152	174	326
1881	155	167	322
1891	164	175	339
1901	161	178	339

(Data supplied by Lesley Donald)

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Schools

• A Board School was erected here in 1876.
  
  

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