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KIRKTON, or KIRTON, a parish, with a village, in Southwell district, Notts, 3 miles NE by E of Ollerton, and 4 WNW of Tuxford r. station. Post town, Ollerton, under Newark. Acres, 1, 090. Real property, £1, 455. Pop., 170. Houses, 39. The manor belongs to the Earl of Scarborough; and much of the land, to Sir William Fitzherbert. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £302.* Patron, the Duke of Newcastle. The church is early English; was recently restored; and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kirton Parish Southwell Poor Law Union/Registration District Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | KIRKTON | KIRKTON OR KIRTON | KIRTON |
| Place: | Kirton |
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