Nottinghamshire

Contents

Nearby Places

Awsworth

"Awsworth township and chapelry borders upon Derbyshire, and has a small village on the Nottingham Canal, 2½ miles west of Nuthall. The Earl of Stamford is lord of the manor, and principal owner of the land. The chapel was consecrated about 1760, and is a curact endowed with about £50 a year. The Earl of Stamford is the patron, and the Rev. S.M. Lund is the incumbent, for whom the Rev. Wm. Clementson M.A. officiates, who resides in a neat mansion erected in 1843. It is situated on an eminence, and commands a fine view of the Derbyshire and Leicestershire hills. The chapelry is entitled to send one poor person to Ilkeston almshouses, and to receive £5 yearly from the funds of Smedley's charity, for teaching 18 poor children. The Earl of Stamford is trustee."
[White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

Census

• Much of the 1861 - 1871 Census is online.
  
  

Return to top of page

Church History

• The original church dated from 1746.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1902.
  
  

Return to top of page

Description and Travel

If you are planning a visit:

• Awsworth is just off the M1 motorway where it intersects with the A610 trunk road west of Nottingham. Go west on the A610 for about a mile, then turn south (left) into Awsworth village.
  
  
• There is Golfing for the enthusiast.
  
  

Return to top of page

History

• Please visit the Broxtowe Hundred site for details.
  
  

Return to top of page

Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 4843.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordinance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

Return to top of page

Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Broxtowe Wapentake.
  
  

Return to top of page

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became a part of the Basford Poor Law Union.
  
  

Return to top of page

Schools

• Awsworth Junior School is located at: The Lane, Awsworth, Notts., NG16 2QS, United Kingdom. Tel Number: 01159-320243
  
  
• Awsworth Junior School is a primary school with its own website, although a history section has not yet been added.
  
  

Return to top of page

Find help, report problems, or contribute information