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COLLINGHAM (South), a village and a parish in Newark district, Notts. The village stands on the Fosse way, near Collingham r. station, 4¾ miles NNE of Newark; and occupies the site of the ancient Crocolana. The parish includes also Brough and Deanthorpe; and its post town is Collingham under Newark. Acres, 2, 763. Real property, £5, 201. Pop., 863. Houses, 191. The property is much subdivided. Ancient relics have been found at Potter's Hill barrow. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £418.* Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church is good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel. Charities, £18.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | South Collingham Parish Newark Poor Law Union/Registration District Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | COLLINGHAM | COLLINGHAM SOUTH | SOUTH COLLINGHAM |
| Place: | South Collingham |
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