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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Clifton with Glapton St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish which includes Garbythorpe within the parish boundary.<br> | Clifton with Glapton St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish which includes Garbythorpe within the parish boundary.<br> | ||
The church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 1tth century with subsequent restoration and was built adjacent to Clifton Hall. It is listed grade I building see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church,_Clifton+ Clifton St Mary Wikipedia]<br> | The church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 1tth century with subsequent restoration and was built adjacent to Clifton Hall. It is listed grade I building see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church,_Clifton+ Clifton St Mary Wikipedia]<br> | ||
The history of Clifton and Clifton Hall can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton,_Nottingham+ Clifton Wikipedia]<br> | CLIFTON (St. Mary), '''a parish''', in the union of Basford, N. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 4¼ miles (S. W. by S.) from Nottingham; containing, with the hamlet of Glapton, 419 inhabitants. The village is situated on a level tract, near which is Clifton Hall, commanding extensive prospects over the river Trent, the town of Nottingham, and the adjacent counties of Derby and Leicester. The Hall is now much modernised; its principal front is ornamented with 10 handsome Doric columns, and the interior comprises several magnificent apartments. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £21. 6. 10½.; net income, £500, arising chiefly from land, with some annual payments to the rector from Barton, Normanton, Keyworth, and Stanton; patron and impropriator, Sir Juckes Clifton, Bart. There is an excellent rectory-house, with extensive gardens. The church is a fine structure; having become dilapidated, it was restored, and re-opened for divine service in May 1846: it has a massive tower, and contains several monuments to the Clifton family. There are almshouses for six poor widows. Here was a small college for a warden and two priests, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, founded in the time of Edward IV. by Sir Gervase Clifton: at the Dissolution it was valued at £20 per annum. | ||
From: Lewis, Samuel A. ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' (1848), pp. 635-639. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50884 Date accessed: 15 August 2011. | |||
The history of Clifton and Clifton Hall can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton,_Nottingham+ Clifton Wikipedia]<br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. <br> | Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. <br> | ||
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Nottingham%2C+Clifton-with-Glapton|subject|disp=Clifton with Glapton}} <br> | Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Nottingham%2C+Clifton-with-Glapton|subject|disp=Clifton with Glapton}} <br> | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Basford Poor Law Union, Nottinghamshire]]<br> | [[Basford Poor Law Union, Nottinghamshire]]<br> | ||
==== Probate records<br> | ==== Probate records<br> ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Nottinghamshire Probate Records|Nottinghamshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Nottinghamshire Probate Records|Nottinghamshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers<br> | == Maps and Gazetteers<br> == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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Parish History[edit | edit source]
Clifton with Glapton St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish which includes Garbythorpe within the parish boundary.
The church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 1tth century with subsequent restoration and was built adjacent to Clifton Hall. It is listed grade I building see Clifton St Mary Wikipedia
CLIFTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Basford, N. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 4¼ miles (S. W. by S.) from Nottingham; containing, with the hamlet of Glapton, 419 inhabitants. The village is situated on a level tract, near which is Clifton Hall, commanding extensive prospects over the river Trent, the town of Nottingham, and the adjacent counties of Derby and Leicester. The Hall is now much modernised; its principal front is ornamented with 10 handsome Doric columns, and the interior comprises several magnificent apartments. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £21. 6. 10½.; net income, £500, arising chiefly from land, with some annual payments to the rector from Barton, Normanton, Keyworth, and Stanton; patron and impropriator, Sir Juckes Clifton, Bart. There is an excellent rectory-house, with extensive gardens. The church is a fine structure; having become dilapidated, it was restored, and re-opened for divine service in May 1846: it has a massive tower, and contains several monuments to the Clifton family. There are almshouses for six poor widows. Here was a small college for a warden and two priests, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, founded in the time of Edward IV. by Sir Gervase Clifton: at the Dissolution it was valued at £20 per annum.
From: Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 635-639. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50884 Date accessed: 15 August 2011.
The history of Clifton and Clifton Hall can be found Clifton Wikipedia
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection Clifton with Glapton
Census records[edit | edit source]
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Basford Poor Law Union, Nottinghamshire
Probate records
[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Nottinghamshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.