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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]

Census

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

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
  
  
• The date of construction is uncertain. The altar tomb dates from the 16th century.
  
  
• The church is on main street.
  
  

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Church Records

• 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.
  
  
• The Baptists had a chapel built here by 1853.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Leake sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was reassigned to the Basford sub-district of the Loughborough Registration District.
  
  
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

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.
  
  

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Directories

• An extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
  
  

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Manors

• The webpage author could find no mention of a Hall or Manor House at Wysall.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 6027.
  
  
• 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 Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and it became a Civil Parish as well.
  
  
• The parish was in the south division of the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• 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.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	260
1851	286
1861	274
1871	266
1881	261
1891	193
1901	188
1911	186
1921	162
1931	174

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School (National School) was built here in 1870 to hold up to 80 children.
  
  

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