Perlethorpe
- The parish was in the Kneesal sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist.
- The church was built in 1876 and became the parish church in 1877. There had been an earlier church on the site.
- The new church was poorly constructed and repairs had to made as early as 1904.
- The lychgate was added in 1922.
- You might enjoy this photo-montage of Perlethorpe Church.
- In 1850, a small chapel of ease was built in the village of Gunthorpe.
- The Anglican parish register dates from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1529).
- The International Genealogical Index (IGI) includes records from this parish for the period 1530-1866.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Worksop.
- The parish was in the Kneesal sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
Perlethorpe is a small village, a township and a parish near the Dover Beck on the River Meden. The parish is 3 miles north-west of Ollerton, 8 miles south-east of Worksop. The parish covers about 1,768 acres and contains the hamlet of Thoresby.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A612 arterial road out of Nottingham. This road runs right through the village of Lowdham.
- Check the Carlberry site for Bus service.
- There is still a railway station at Lowdham, but the webpage author is unsure if passenger service is still available.
- The national grid reference is SK 6571.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The parish was in the Hatfield division of the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
- In 1836 the Earl Manvers obtained an Act of Parliament to make Perlethorpe a chapelry in the parish of Edwinstowe.
- This place became a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
- In October, 1899, this Civil Parish was abolished and replaced by a new entity: Perlethorpe cum Budby Civil Parish.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, this parish became part of the Southwell Poor Law Union.
- Almshouses were built near the church around 1890.
| Year |
Population |
| 1881 |
132 |
| 1891 |
139 |
- A Village School was built here in 1861 to hold 45 students.
- This school, along with that of Budby, was incorporated as a Public Elementary School in 1880. This school has since been closed and the buildings used for other purposes.
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[Last updated: 24-July-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
