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Plumtree
"Plumtree is a small, pleasant village and parish, on the Melton Mowbray Road, 5½ miles south south east of Nottingham, and was formerly the capital of a wapentake of its own name. It contains 306 inhabitants and about 1,812 acres of land. The parish is divided up into three townships of Plumtree, Normanton on the Wolds and Clipston. W.S. Burnside Esq. is lord of the manor and principal owner, and also patron of the rectory, which is valued in the King's books at £19 9s 7d, now £1,113, and is enjoyed by the Rev. John Burnside. At the enclosure 446 acres of land was allotted in lieu of tithes. The church, dedicated to St Mary, was re-pewed, a new pulpit added, and the gallery enlarged in 1818, at a cost of £300. The chancel contains a very handsome painting of the crucifixion, belonging to the worthy rector. A school room was built in 1840 by W.E. Elliott Esq. The poor have the interest of £34, left in 1755 by Richard Fritchett and an unknown donor. The feast is on the first Sunday after Trinity." [WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
Cemeteries
- St. Mary, Church Hill, Church of England
Census
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| CensusYear | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 854 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2486 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2718 |
Churches
- St. Mary, Church Hill, Church of England
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Plumtree area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
Church History
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
- The church was restored in 1875.
- The church tower was restored and partially rebuilt in 1908.
- The church seats 270.
- Ralph MILLS has a photograph of the Anglican church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2006.
Church Records
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Bingham No. 3.
Civil Registration
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
Description and Travel
This parish, township and village lies 5.5 miles south-east of Nottingham and 13 miles north-west of Melton Mowbray. The parish covers 4,376 acres and includes the three townships of Plumtree, Normanton-on-the-Wolds and Clipstone-on-the-Wolds.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A606 trunk road, heading south out of Nottingham for about 6 miles.
- Kate JEWELL has a photograph of the village centre on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2008.
Directories
- An extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Plumtree has been placed at times in the past.
Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK615331 (Lat/Lon: 52.891820, -1.087334), Plumtree which are provided by:
- This place shown on a Google map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Open StreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on a Google map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on a Google map.
- Nearby places shown on a Google map.
Military History
- Alan MURAY-RUST has a photograph of the War Memorial in the churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2011.
Military Records
- For a list of names on the War Memorial, see the Nottingham County Council site.
Politics and Government
- The townships of Plumtree and Normanton-on-the-Wolds were in the ancient North Rushcliffe Wapentake (Hundred) in the southern division of the county.
- The township of Clipstone-on-the-Wolds was in the southern division of the ancient Bingham Wapentake (Hundred) in the county.
- This parish was, at one time, the capital of a hundred or wapentake of its own name.
- You may contact the local Plumtree Parish Council regarding civic or politcal issues, but they are NOT staffed to help with family history lookups.
- District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Nottingham petty session hearings.
- In 1774, Richard PRITCHETT and another donor now unknown left the interest of £34 for the poor.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
Population
Year Plumtree Normanton Clipstone 1801 209 102 62 1851 306 210 81 1881 378 ~99 50 1901 230 209 47