In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirton like this:
KIRKTON, or KIRTON, a parish, with a village, in Southwell district, Notts, 3 miles NE by E of Ollerton, and 4 WNW of Tuxford r. station. Post town, Ollerton, under Newark. Acres, 1, 090. Real property, £1, 455. Pop., 170. Houses, 39. The manor belongs to the Earl of Scarborough; and much of the land, to Sir William Fitzherbert. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £302.* Patron, the Duke of Newcastle. The church is early English; was recently restored; and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £8.
Kirton through time
Kirton 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 Kirton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirton, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7492
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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