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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fenton like this:
FENTON, a hamlet in Sturton parish, Notts; 6½ miles ESE of East Retford. Pop., 74.
Fenton is now part of BASSETLAW District. Click here for graphs and data of how BASSETLAW has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fenton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fenton, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26821
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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