In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Keyworth like this:
KEYWORTH, a parish with a village, in Bingham district, Notts; 8½ miles SSE of Nottingham r. station. Post town, Plumtree, under Nottingham. Acres, 1, 530. Real property, £2, 457. Pop., 736. Houses, 159. The property is subdivided. Framework knitting is carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £434.*-Patron, the Rev. A. Potter. The church has a curious tower, with octagonal spire; and is good. There are chapels for Independents and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and charities £16.
Keyworth through time
Keyworth is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Keyworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Keyworth, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7483
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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