Wysall (Wissawe)
"This is an indifferently-built village, upon the Wolds, 9½ miles south by east of Nottingham. Its parish contains 270 inhabitants and 1,360 acres of land, principally belonging to S.B. Wild Esq., Mrs Anthony, the three co-heiresses of the late Jas. Kearsley Esq, the Messrs Starling, Roscoe and Decollier. It was enclosed in 1800, when 311 acres were awarded to the impropriator and 91 acres to the vicar in lieu of tithes. Lord Rancliffe's heirs are lords of the manor.
The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and has some ancient monuments of the Armstrong family, and former vicars of this parish. The vicarage has been augmented with Queen Anne's Bounty, and is valued in the King's books at £4 11s 0½d. Sir Robert H. Bromley is the patron, purchased in 1837 of Earl Gosford, and the Rev. Thomas P. Dodson the incumbent. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a small chapel in this place."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
- The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2278 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2518 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
- There was a church listed here in the 1086 Domesday Book.
- The date of construction is uncertain. The chancel was built in the 14th century and the tower is believed to be from the 13th century. The altar tomb dates from the 16th century.
- The church is on main street.
- There is a history of Holy Trinity Church on the Southwell Church History Project.
- Andy JAMIESON has a photograph of the parish church on Geo-graph, taken in 2009.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1654.
- The church was in the rural deanery of South Bingham.
- The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel built here by 1853.
- Mick GARRATT has a photograph of the Wesleyan Methodist chapel on Geo-graph, taken in 2006.
- The Baptists had a chapel built here by 1853.
- The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- In 1935, the parish was reassigned to the Basford sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
This parish and village are in the Wold Hills and lie about 120 miles north of London, 7 miles northeast of Loughborough (in Leicestershire) and 9 miles south-east of Nottingham. The parish covers 1,360 acres.
The village sits along a small stream between hills. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A60 south out of Nottingham. When you reach Costock there is a road to the east (left) that will take you into Wysall.
- Wysall has a Commercial website that can help you plan your trip.
- Wysall rents out its village hall should you need a large facility for family reunions.
- Peter BARR has a photograph of the village hall on Geo-graph, taken in 2010.
- The webpage author could find no mention of a Hall or Manor House at Wysall.
- The national grid reference is SK 7079.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Wysall is one of the "Thankful villages". They suffered no casualties from the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
- The village erected the church clock in celebration of the above fact. A plaque near the door of the church acknowledges the fact, and names those who served.
- You can see the Clock Plaque and read the names yourself.
- Alas, at least one son died in WWII and has a Memorial Plaque in the same church.
- This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the south division of the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
- The parish has been merged with another to create the Wysall and Thorpe in the Glebe Parish Council.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1800.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Loughborough Poor Law Union in Leicestershire.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
260 |
| 1831 |
271 |
| 1851 |
286 |
| 1861 |
274 |
| 1871 |
266 |
| 1881 |
261 |
| 1891 |
193 |
| 1901 |
188 |
| 1911 |
186 |
| 1921 |
162 |
| 1931 |
174 |
- A Public Elementary School (National School) was built here in 1870 to hold up to 80 children.
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[Last updated: 2-March-2013 - Louis R. Mills]
