Widmerpool
"Widmerpool is a small, neat village and parish on the sides of two opposite declivities of the Wolds, 9 miles
south-south-east of Nottingham. Its parish contains 147 inhabitants, and 2,190 acres of strong clay land, enclosed
in 1803, when 460 acres were allotted to the rector in lieu of tithes. Frederick Robinson Esq. is the proprietor, lord
of the manor, and patron of this rectory, which is valued in the King's books at £4 16s 0½d, now
£222, and enjoyed by the Rev. John Robinson M.A., who rebuilt the rectory house, a handsome gothic
mansion, about twenty-three years ago. The church, a neat structure, was rebuilt in 1832, with a handsome gothic spire,
but in 1836 it was struck by the electric fluid, which threw down half of the spire, and broke all the glass in the windows.
The remaining part of the spire was taken down, and it was finished by a beautiful tower, in which are three bells. The
churchyard is ornamentaly planted with evergreens. The General Baptist Chapel was built in 1805."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District until 1883.
- In late 1883, the parish was reassigned to the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2486 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The original date of construction is uncertain. There appears to have been a church here since the 13th century.
- The church was rebuilt in 1832.
- The church spire was struck by lightning in 1836.
- The church was rebuilt again in 1888-1895.
- Carolyn MANSFIELD has a photograph of St. Peter's Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2008.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1539 and the early records are in good condition.
- The church was in the rural deanery of South Bingham.
- The General Baptists had a chapel built here in 1805.
- The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel built here by 1853.
- The parish was in the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District until 1883.
- In late 1883, the parish was reassigned to the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
This parish and small village are in the Wold Hills and lie about 120 miles north of London, 9 miles northeast of Loughborough (in Leicestershire) and 9 miles due southeast of Nottingham. The parish covers 2,106 acres.
The village sits near the junction of several small streams. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, the village is west of the A46 and north of the A6006.
- Widmerpool Hall was built of Bath and Clipsham stone and has a clocktower.
- The Hall is a Grade II structure with British Heritage.
- Tim HEATON has a photograph of Widmerpool Hall on Geo-graph, taken in 2006.
- The Hall has recently undergone a restoration.
- The national grid reference is SK 6328.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Two soldiers who were killed at the civil war Battle of Willoughby Fields nearby were buried in the church graveyard.
- There is a Roll of Honour on the south wal of the parish church, commemorating the men who served in two world wars,
- This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
- The Common Land was enclosed here In 1803.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
206 |
| 1851 |
147 |
| 1871 |
149 |
| 1881 |
148 |
| 1891 |
183 |
| 1901 |
158 |
| 1911 |
175 |
| 1921 |
140 |
| 1931 |
151 |
| 1951 |
154 |
| 1961 |
160 |
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[Last updated: 20-February-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
