Radcliffe on Trent
"Radcliffe On Trent is a large and well-built village and parish, six miles east
by south of Nottingham, remarkable for its very romantic scenery, being
situated upon a lofty cliff on the south bank of the Trent, from which it has
its name, and which affords it some extensive and beautiful prospects over the
vale, watered by that broad and meandering river. It contains 259 houses. 1,273
inhabitants and about 1,873 acres of fertile land, which was enclosed in 1788,
when the tithes were exonerated by an allotment of 100 acres to the
impropriator, and 40 acres to the vicar.
Earl Manvers is proprietor of nearly all the land, and lord of the manor. He is
also patron of the vicarage, which is valued in the King's books at £4
12s 6d, now at £198, and has received two augmentaions from Queen
Anne's Bounty, with which 26 acres of land have been purchased."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- Radcliffe-on-Trent Library
- New Road
- Nadciffe-on-Trent, NTT, NG12 2AJ
- Tele: 0115 933 2312
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2486 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2718 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
- The church was constructed in the 13th century (and may have been dedicated to The Holy Trinity).
- Neglect of the old church caused continuing decay and the spire collapsed in November, 1792, into the main body of the church.
- The old church was enlarged in 1858.
- The church was rebuilt in 1879 and rededicated to Saint Mary. Many did not like the look of the new church, due to its French and German features.
- Small renovations continued in the early 20th century.
- The church seats 730.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1632 and is in good condition. Bishops' Transcripts go back to 1625. Few entries include more than the names and dates of those married, baptised or buried.
- The International Genealogical Index (IGI) includes records from this parish for the period 1626 - 1831.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Bingham.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1796 and replaced it with a new facility in 1839.
- The Primitive Methodists came in 1816 but disappeared around 1838. In 1864 they rebounded and purchased the Independents' chapel here, replacing it with a larger building in 1893.
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
Radcliffe-on-Trent is a parish and extensive village on the south bank of the RIver Trent, 122 miles north of London and 6 miles outh-east of Nottingham city. The parish covers 1,925 acres.
The village hosts many sporting events. If you are planning a visit:
- The National Express scheduled coach network may be the best way to travel there. See BritInfo for more information.
- There is a railway station here for service out of Nottingham to Grantham.
- And you may be interested in the web site of the Radcliffe-on-Trent Lifesaving Club.
- The national grid reference is SK 6439.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- In 1881, E Company of the 2nd Notts Rifle Volunteers were housed here. L. M. PARKINSON was the captain-commandant.
- This place was an ancient parish in county Nottingham.
- The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Bingham Wapentake (Hundred) in the eastern division of the county.
- You can contact the Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Council regarding political matters. Alas, they do not have the staff to assist with family history searches.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1789.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Population |
| 1801 |
761 |
| 1851 |
1,273 |
| 1861 |
1,371 |
| 1881 |
1,704 |
| 1901 |
2,093 |
- A National School was built here in 1870 and enlarged in 1876.
- Today, the parish sports a modern secondary school as well. Dayncourt School was built in 1957.
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[Last updated: 9-July-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
