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Elston Chapel

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"Elston Manor forms a separate manor, in which is a chapel of ease annexed to the vicarage of East Stoke. It is a small, ancient structure, having a fine Saxon arched doorway. Sir R.H. Bromley, Bart., is the principal owner and lord of the manor. The ecclesiastical division of this chapelry is undefinable."
[WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Newark on Trent will be an excellent resource.

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Census

  • 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.
1851H.O. 107 / 2143
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Church History

The small church was built in the 12th Century. There is no tower.

Richard CROFT has a photograph of Elston Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2015.

J. HANNAN-BRIGGS has a photograph of Elston Old Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2013.

The Chapel was declared redundant on 23 September 1976 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

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Church Records

  • The chapel registry starts in 1584.
     
  • The church is currently in the Newark and Southwell deanery.
     
  • We have an extract of Elston Chapelry baptisms provided by John MELLORS in 2013.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Southwell sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
     
  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Elston Chapel which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The parish used to hold a feast on the first Sunday in June.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK762482 (Lat/Lon: 53.025674, -0.865346), Elston Chapel which are provided by:

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Military History

There is no War Memorial in the parish.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient chapelry attached to East Stoke parish in county Nottingham.
     
  • The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Newark Wapentake (Hundred) in the southern division of the county.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Newark and Sherwood District Council.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

YearInhabitants
1861210