West Stockwith
- The parish was in the Misterton sub-district in the Gainsborough Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 851 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3443 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2633 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St.Mary the Virgin.
- The church was built in 1722 on the banks of the River Trent.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St.Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2008.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the interior of this small church on Geo-graph, taken in 2011.
- The parish was in the Misterton sub-district in the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
West Sockwith has one main street and a few side roads. It lies 3 miles north-west of Gainsborough. The River Trent separates this parish from East Stockwith in Lincolnshire. If you are planning a visit:
- Jonathan THACKER provides a photograph of the quiet Main Street on Geo-graph, taken in 2010.
- The national grid reference is SK 7995.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the War Memorial in the church on Geo-graph, taken in 2011.
- The parish name is given in 1138 as "Wessockiv".
- This place was an ancient township and chapelry in Misterton parish in Nottingham county. It was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
- The parish was in the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
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[Last updated: 20-February-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
