In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scofton like this:
SCOFTON, a chapelry in Worksop parish, Notts; on the river Ryton and the Chesterfield canal, 2¾ miles E by N of Worksop r. station. Post-town, Worksop. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £ £150.* Patron, G. S. Foljambe, Esq. The church is modern.
Additional information about this locality is available for Worksop
Scofton through time
Scofton is now part of Bassetlaw district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bassetlaw has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scofton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scofton, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24087
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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