In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Epperstone like this:
EPPERSTONE, a parish in Southwell district, Notts; on an affluent of the river Trent, 3½ miles WNW of Thur-garton r. station, and 5 SW of Southwell. It has a post office under Southwell. Acres, 2, 300. Real property, £3, 895. Pop., 518. Houses, 110. The property is subdivided. A number of the inhabitants are stocking-makers. ...
Roman coins have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £309.* Patrons, Hulme's Trustees. The church was restored in 1854. There are two Methodist chapels, a public library, a national school, and charities £12.
Epperstone through time
Epperstone is now part of Newark and Sherwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newark and Sherwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Epperstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Epperstone, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7381
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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