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Civil Government of Southwell

The Civil Government of Southwell is divieded between the clergy and laity, the Prebendage being under the jurisdiction of the one, and the Burgage subject to the other. Twenty parishes were subject to its civil limits, called the "Liberty of Southwell and Scrooby". This liberty, as has been seen, is abolished. The Ecclesiatical jurisdiction of the Chapter extends over the whole of the above liberty, and eight other parishes, viz.

Askham, Beckingham, Bleasby, Blidworth, Calverton, Cromwell, Edingley, Everton, Farnsfield, Halam, Halloughton, Hayton-cum-Tiln, Kirklington, laneham, Lound, Morton, Oxton, Ranskill, Scaftworth, Scrooby, Southwell, Sutton, Upton and Woodborough.

for the granting of marriage licences, probates of wills, letters of administration and all other Episcopal functions within the peciliar, except confirmation and ordination. The Bishop of Lincoln held his first visitation at Southwell in 1843, previous to which the Chapter House was considerably restored.

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853

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