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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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HUCKNALL-TORKARD, a village and a parish in Basford district, Notts. The village stands near Hucknall r. station, 1 mile W of the river Trent, and 8 NNW of Nottingham; is a large place; and has a post office ‡ under Nottingham.—The parish comprises 3, 270 acres. Real property, £6, 599. Pop., 2, 836. Houses, 611. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Portland. An extensive colliery, employing about 500 men, and yielding coal of excellent quality, was recently opened. Excellent limestone is quarried, and stocking making and lace making are carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £135. Patron, the Duke of Portland. The church is ancient, in tolerable condition; and contains the tomb of Lord Byron the poet, and monuments of several of his ancestors. There are chapels for Baptists, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and New Connexion Methodists, a national school, and a charity of about £50 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hucknall Torkard AP/CP Basford RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Hucknall |
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