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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moorgate like this:
MOORGATE, a hamlet in Clarborough parish, Notts; on thew Chesterfield canal, suburban to the NE side of East Retford. Pop., 1,007. A chapel of ease to Clarborough is here, and was erected in 1828.
Moorgate is now part of BASSETLAW District. Click here for graphs and data of how BASSETLAW has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moorgate itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moorgate, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24773
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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