Syerston
"Syerston, another parochial chapelry, annexed to the vicarage of East Stoke, is a small village, 6 miles south-west of Newark, on the east side of the Newark and Bingham road. It contains 208 inhabitants and 805 acres of land, of the rateable value of £1,400. It was enclosed in 1794, when allotments were made for the tithes to the vicar and prebendary of Stoke.
Syerston Hall is a neat, modern, brick mansion, on an eminence, half a mile west of the village, and is the seat of George Fillingham Esq., who is lord of the manor, and principal owner of the land. The church, All Saints, is a small fabric, with chancel and tower, 1½ miles south of Stoke. A feast is held on the first Sunday after Lammas."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2472 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- A photograph of All Saints Church is at the Old Notts site.
- The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
If you are planning a visit:
- Syerston is on the A46 (the old "Foss Way") approximately 5 miles SW of Newark.
- A Ramblers' Walk is a great way to see the countryside.
- The Syerston Village Hall committee schedules an annual Flower Festival each midsummer.
- You might want to pick up a copy of "Memories of a Villager : Syerston Village [Plough Monday]," by Ruth Kirkland, 1960. A copy is available at the Nottinghamshire Archives, ref: DD121/1/60.
- The national grid reference is SK 7447.
- You'll want an Ordinance Survey "Explorer" map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- RAF Syerston was a late starter in World War II, built in the late 1930s due to concerns about German aggression. The base lies mostly in Flintham parish, but Syerston is happy to claim the name.
- A Vulcan bomber crashed at RAF Syerston field in 1958.
- No. 644 Volunteer Gliding School, is located at Royal Air Force, Syerston, Newark, Notts.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the entrance to RAF Syerston on Geo-graph, taken in 2009.
- The name is often found spelled as "Sireston".
- The parish was in the ancient Newark Wapentake (Hundred) in the eastern division of the county.
| Year |
Population |
| 1801 |
109 |
| 1851 |
241 |
| 1901 |
123 |
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[Last updated: 15-January-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
