In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Normanton on Trent like this:
NORMANTON-UPON-TRENT, a village and a parish in East Retford district, Notts. The village stands 1 mile E of the Great Northern railway, 1½ W of the river Trent, 3 N of Carlton r. station, and 3¾ S E by E of Tuxford; and has a post-office under Newark. The parish comprises 1, 110 acres. ...
Real property, £2, 658. Pop., 402. Houses, 100. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Right Hon. J. E. Denison. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £200. Patron, the Rev. R. Gamson. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and was restored in 1859. There are a Wesleyan chapel, six alms-houses, and charities, inclusive of the alms-houses, £100.
Normanton on Trent through time
Normanton on Trent is now part of Bassetlaw district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bassetlaw has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Normanton on Trent itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Normanton on Trent, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7592
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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