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Ragnall (Rugenhill)

Census

• The parish was in the Tuxford sub-district of the East Retford Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Leonard. Note: The name is given as Saint Oswald in 19th century Directories.
  
  
• The church was restored and rebuilt in 1864-67.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1600.
  
  
• The International Genealogical Index (IGI) includes records from this parish for the period 1623-1836.
  
  
• The church was in the rural deanery of Tuxford.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Tuxford sub-district of the East Retford Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Ragnall is a village and a parish 136 miles north of London, 4 miles east of Tuxford and 1 mile west of Dunham. The parish is bounded on the east by the River Trent and covers 1,110 acres. The parish includes the hamlets of Whimpton Moor and Swanston.

If you are planning a visit:

• An account of the village of Ragnall and its origins by John H. Gilbert.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 8073.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the South Clay division of the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became a part of the East Retford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Population
1801	155
1841	203
1861	204
1871	186
1881	183
1911	190
1991	86

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended a school in Dunham.
  
  

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