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Trowell

"Trowell is a pleasant village at the foot of a steep declivity near the Erewash, 5¾ miles west of Nottingham. The parish has 392 inhabitants and 2,340 acres of land, rated to the poor at £2,335, all belonging to Lord Middleton except 200 acres alloted to the rector, at the enclosure in 1788. His lordship has an extensive colliery on Trowell Moor. In 1843 a new national Schoolroom was erected, and at the free school on the moor, 15 children from Wollaton, 10 from Trowell and 5 from Cossall "are educated at the expense of Lord Middleton". He is also patron of the rectory, which was in two medieties, valued in the King's books at £4 14s 4d, each now £440, and is now enjoyed by the Rev. Francis Hewgill. The church is dedicated to St Helen, has a nave and side aisles, and the chancel window is stained glass. It has a noble tower with six bells, cast about 1790, and was repewed and repaired in 1836 by Lord Middleton. John Lowe left in 1837, to the minister of Trowell, for the time being, the sum of £100 for the use of the church Sunday School. The feast is on Whitsunday. The poor have 20s yearly, from Lord Middleton, pursuant to the will of Elizabeth Hacker in 1780, and also 20s from Handley's charity."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

Census

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

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Helen.
  
  
• The church was built prior to 1560.
  
  
• The church was repaired in 1835.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1560.
  
  
• The church was in the rural deanery of Mansfield.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Ilkeston sub-district of the Basford Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Trowell is a village and a parish which lies only 5 miles west of Nottingham. The parish borders Derbyshire to the west and Stapleford to the south. The Erewash (or Ere Wash) River flows around the village to the south. The parish covers about 1,574 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• The M1 runs through Trowell village.
• Take the A609 west out of Nottingham to reach Trowell village.

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 4839.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance 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

• This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• This parish was in the southern division of the Broxtowe Hundred or Wapentake 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 Basford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Population
1801	235
1851	392
1861	343
1871	270
1881	421
1891	414
1901	434
1911	404
1921	360
1931	435
1951	1,536
2001	2,568

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Schools

• A National School was built here in 1843.
  
  

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