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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rainworth like this:
RAINWORTH, a hamlet in Blidworth parish, Notts; 3¼ miles S E of Mansfield. Pop., 71.
Rainworth 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 Rainworth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rainworth, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24085
Date accessed: 21st January 2026
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