Nuthall (or Nuttall)
"Nuthall Parish includes the township and chapelry of Awsworth, and contains 685
inhabitants, and 1,200 acres of land.
Nuthall is a small rural village on the Alfreton Road, 4½ miles north west by
north of Nottingham. Robert Holden Esq. is lord of the manor, and principal
owner of the land, but Wm. Faulconbridge and a few others have estates here.
Nuthall Temple is the elegant seat of Thos. Nixon Esq., situated in an extensive park,
with beautiful gardens, and a fine verdant lawn. The house is square, with two very
low wings, and a handsome portico in front, approached by a light ballustraded range
of steps. The roof rises raplidly to a large and lofty dome in the centre, which hides
all the chimneys, and is surrounded with an airy ballustrade, commanding an extensive
view of the surrounding country. The dome within displays a profusion of ornamental
plaster work, and has a light gallery, supported by the pillars of the magnificent hall,
which lighted from the dome, and is of an octagon figure, 36 feet in diameter, decorated
with the richest exhibitions of plastic art."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Greasley sub-district of the Basford Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2442 |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 3335 |
- There was an older, wood, Saxon church here at the time of the Conquest.
- The old Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Patrick.
- This church is considered an ancient building but no date of construction is reported. Best indications are that it was around 1200.
- A good church history exists at Southwell Churches website.
- Around 1390, the church nave was rebuilt.
- The church was considerably repaired in 1838 and again in 1859.
- The organ was installed in 1871.
- The church was restored in 1881.
- A small cemetery came into use in 1935, although the churchyard never closed.
- The old Anglican parish register dates from 1657.
- The London Family History Centre has the Bishop's Transcripts on microfilm covering 1602 thru 1873.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Manfield.
- The Methodists had a chapel here (date unknown) that was rebuilt in 2002.
- The parish was in the Greasley sub-district of the Basford Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
This village and small parish lie 135 miles north of London and about 4.5 miles north-west of Nottingham. The parish covered about 1,644 acres in 1881, but is much smaller now. The parish included the hamlet of Cinder Hills about one mile south-east of the village and the hamlet of Shilo near Awsworth. Nuthall has in recent decades become a pleasant little part of the Nottingham city conurbation.
If you are planning a visit to the village:
- The village lies on the Alfreton Road just north-west of Nottingham.
- Nuthall Temple was an Italian style mansion situated in a park with a small lake.
- Nuthall Temple was the seat of the Rev. Alexander Atkinson HOLDEN, lord of the manor in 1881.
- In 1927 the "Temple" with its 600 acres was sold and it was later demolished.
- The national grid reference is SK 5144.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- This parish was in southern division of the Broxtowe Hundred or Wapentake in the northern division of the county.
- On 9 October, 1877, this Civil Parish gave up the two areas of Giltbrook and Gilthill to Greasley Civil Parish in return for Hempshill and other parcels granted to them by Greasley Civil Parish.
- On 31 December, 1894, Awsworth was split off from this Civil Parish as a separate Civil Parish. You will note a large population drop from this action.
- You can contact the Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are not staffed to do family history lookups for you.
- District governance is provided by the Broxtowe Borough Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
378 |
| 1831 |
509 |
| 1841 |
375 |
| 1851 |
685 |
| 1861 |
842 |
| 1871 |
960 |
| 1881 |
1,466 |
| 1891 |
1,865 |
| 1901 |
592 |
| 1911 |
682 |
- A National School (Church of England day school) for both sexes was built here in 1846. This school was demolished in 1836.
- Horsendale Primary School has its own website, but no history.
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[Last updated: 18-February-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
