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"Elston, 5 miles south-south-west of Newark, is a straggling village and parish, comprised of two irregularly built streets, containing 380 inhabitants and 1,491 acres of land, valued at £1,775 17s 4d, forming two manors, distinguished by the names of Church Parish and Chapel Parish, from the latter having a small ancient chapel annexed by East Stoke. Francis Darwin Esq., Sir Robert H. Bromley Bart., John Brockton and George Fillingham Esqs. are the principal owners, the former of who, is lord of the manor. Elston Hall, a handsome and commodious mansion, rebuilt a few years ago by the late W.B. Darwin Esq., at a cost of upwards of £11,000, is now occupied by John Thorpe Esq.
The church is dedicated to All Saints, and in 1837, W.B. Darwin Esq. expended the munificent sum of £2,000 in restoring and beautifying it, and it now forms an elegant edifice consisting of nave, chancel, two side aisles, and a lofty tower surmounted by four pinnacles. In the church are no less than fourteen marble monuments to the Darwin family, and also one in brass, to the memory of the above named gentleman, who died soon after the restoration of the church. The rectory is valued in the King's books at £9 8s 9d, now £300, and is in the gift of Francis Darwin Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. H. Robert Harrison B.D. The tithes were all commuted for 161 acres, 1 rood and 31 perches of land, in 1798. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here. The former was built in 1815, and the latter in 1839. It also contains a lodge of Odd Fellows, and a sick club, which holds its feast on the Monday before June 24th."
[WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
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The Library at Newark-on-Trent will prove useful in your research.
Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the graveyard next to All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2020.
- The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 862 |
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2134 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2472 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3534 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2708 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church tower was built in the 13th century and appears to be the oldest part of the church.
- The church was restored in 1827 and again in 1882.
- The church was renovated in 1859.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the All Saints Church on Low Street on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2006.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1572 and is in good condition.
- The Nottinghamshire Archives have the parish register on microfiche, 1572 to 1900.
- The church is currently in the Newark and Southwell deanery.
- We have a List of Rectors of the church, along with their burial dates, provided by John MELLORS in 2013.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Erasmus Darwin Monument on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2011.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1871.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Elston Methodist Church on Low Street on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2006.
- The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
Elston is a village, a chapelry and a parish in the Southwell district of Nottingham. The parish lies on the Car Dyke, near the River Trent, and is 5 miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent.
- We have a modern description of Elston from The Nottinghamshire Village Book.
- J. HANNAN-BRIGGS has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2013.
- Alan MURRYA-RUST has a photograph of the Village Green on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2009.
- We have an extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Elston to another place.
- J. THOMAS has a photograph of The Chequers Pub. in Toad Lane on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2012. At last report (2009) this pub. was closed.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of one of the two windmills in Elston on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2009. This one was built around 1840 and was derelict 110 years later.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the memorial to Erasmus DARWIN on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2011.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of Elston Hall on Geo-graph, taken in February, 1991.
- In 1912, Elston Hall was the residence of Col. Charles Waring DARWIN. You can read more about the DARWIN family at: Elston Heritage Project.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK760479 (Lat/Lon: 53.023345, -0.868928), Elston which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
The Great War Bulletin for August 31, 1914 tells us that Thomas HAGUES of Elston advised the men of the Sherwood Foresters how to conduct themselves in battle. Tom HAGUES died in Elston in 1924.
The Great War Bulletin for December 7, 1914 tells us that two men of Elston, J. T. HALLAM and E. HUNT, had been appointed as "Special Constables" to assist the police force in the event of a German invasion. Ancestry has a John T. HALLAM in the 1911 census, age 13, in the city of Nottingham.
There is one Commonwealth War Grave in the churchyard from World War I:
- Leslie Henry MARTIN, priv., 5th Btn. South Wales Borderers, age 19, died 14 Oct 1917. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth MARTIN. Thomas was a coal merchant and carrier, born in Newark-on-Trent, his mother Elizabeth was born in Farnsfield, NTT. The family is in Elston, NTT, in the 1901 and 1911 census.
- This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Newark Wapentake (Hundred) in the eastern division of the county.
- In March, 1884, this Civil Parish gained the Elson Grange area from Syerston Civil Parish.
- You may contact the Elston Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but please do NOT ask them to do family history work for you.
- Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2020. Stop in when they are open and check the schedule of forth-coming events.
- District governance is provided by the Newark and Sherwood District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Newark petty session hearings.
- In 1744 Mrs. Ann DARWIN founded almshouses for four poor widows.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, this parish became part of the Southwell Poor Law Union.
Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Old Schoolhouse, built in 1856, on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2020.