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Stanton on the Wolds

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"Stanton-on-the-Wolds is a small parish consisting of about 25 scattered dwellings, near to the Melton Mowbray Road, and eight miles south south east of Nottingham. It has 177 inhabitants and 1,300 acres of land, of a sandy wet quality, but has recently been much improved by drainage and superior cultivation. This place was formerly the residence of the Parsons family, to whom the greater part of the lordship belonged, and it evidently bears marks of having at some remote period been a more considerable place than at present.
The church is a humble edifice, dedicated to All Saints. Throsby says, "it is below description and is of all others, within and without, the most despicable place I have ever beheld"; but since his time, it has been repewed and undergone other repairs. In the chancel are deposited the remains of Sir John Parsons, Bart., who was executed in London for forgery in 1704. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's books at £2 13s 4d, now enjoyed by the Rev. Thomas Smith. Sir R.H. Bromley is the patron. The poor have a house and three acres of land at Gedling. bequeathed in 1718 by the Rev. Thomas Ousley, and now let for £12 a year."
[WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

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Archives & Libraries

The nearby Library at Keyworth is a handy resource. They have a local newspaper archive.

The Library at Nottingham will prove useful in your research.

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Cemeteries

Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of Stanton Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2011.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
     
  • In November, 1883, the parish was re-assigned to the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2486
1871R.G. 10 / 3549
1891R.G. 12 / 2718
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The church was restored in 1889 and again in 1952.
     
  • The church is a Grade II rated structure with British Heritage.
     
  • The small church seats only 50.
     
  • Jonathan WILKINS has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2010.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1735.
     
  • The parish was in the deanery #1 of Bingham (rural deanery of South Bingham).
     
  • The church is now in the East Bingham Deanery.
     
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
     
  • In November, 1883, the parish was re-assigned to the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
     
  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
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Description & Travel

Stanton-on-the-Wolds is a village and a small parish 8 miles south-east of Nottingham city and 11 miles north-west of Melton Mowbray. The covers 1,220 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • Golfers should check out the Stanton Golf Club, which has been around for over a century.
     
  • By automobile, take the A606 south-east out of Nottingham and just past Keyworth is the village of Stanton-on-the-Wolds.
     
You can see pictures of Stanton on the Wolds which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK632306 (Lat/Lon: 52.869175, -1.062563), Stanton on the Wolds which are provided by:

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Military History

  • Colonel John HUTCHINSON (the "regicide", 1615–1664) was almost captured by Royalists here, but escaped through a back window of the manor house. The colonel was born and buried in nearby Owthorpe, NTT.
     
  • Major George Coke ROBERTSON (1839-1924) was the major landowner and lord of the manor in 1904.
     
  • The War Memorial was erected in 1920 in the churchyard. The village has no village green, so the churchyard was the most appropriate venue. There is a bench nearby for resting.
     
  • From the S&N CHP: "As a Millennium project, the war memorial was cleaned and re-sited to the newly finished memorial area outside the old churchyard, with a seat and a border planted with shrubs at the side of the path to the church. This area was consecrated and the war memorial re-dedicated by Bishop Roy Williamson on 30 October 1999."
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the War Memorial outside the church on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2011.
     
  • No servicemen from the parish perished in World War II.
     
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Military Records

Here is the inscription on the War Memorial plaque and the list of names on it. From the Southwell Churches History Project site:

  1. JOSEPH HATHERLEY Private, Sherwood Foresters aged 28
  2. LEONARD HATHERLEY Private, Sherwood Foresters aged 18
  3. TOM HENRY KEMP Private, Royal Scots aged 20
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Periodicals

The local parish council has, at last look, 7 years worth of quarterly parish newsletters you can view online (Portable Document Reader software required).

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the north division of the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake (Hundred) in the southern division of the county.
     
  • You may contact the local Stanton on the Wolds Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to help with family history lookups.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Nottingham petty session hearings.
     
  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
180198
1831125
1851177
1861158
1881107
190198