Surrounding Villages and Hamlets

Surrounding Villages and Hamlets

Normanton, on the east side of the River Greet, is enclosed, and has had land allotted in lieu of tithes. Part of the soil is freehold, and the rest is either leasehold under the Chapter of Southwell, or copyhold under the Archbishop of York, who is lord of the manor, and holds four or five copyhold courts yearly, and a court every three weeks. R.B. Barrows Esq. is the steward of these courts. It is situated on a declivity, one mile north of Southwell.

East Thorpe and West Thorpe hamlets form two handsome suburbs of Southwell. St Catherine's Well, at the extermity of West Thorpe, was formerly noted for the cure of Rheumatism.

Brackenhurst, 1½ south-west of Southwell, is the modern seat of the Rev. Thomas Coats Cane.

Hexgreave Park is distant 5 miles north-west of Southwell, and is separated from the rest of the parish by Kirklington, Hockerton and Edingley. It contains 500 acres, distinguished by Upper and Lower Hexgreave, and is held by Richard Milward Esq. Upon a hill are evident vesiges of a Roman encampment. The ditch and vallum may be traced in some places, but the intermediate lines are completely destroyed by the plough. In 1849 a large liece of lead was found here, and is now in the possession of Richard Milward Esq., of Thurgarton Priory. Upper Hexgreave is the residence of John Parkinson Jun. Esq., and Lower Hexgreave is the residence of Miss Milward.

Hockerwood Park lies between Normanton and Hockerton, one and a half miles north-east of Southwell. It is now a farm of 130 acres, held on leashold tenure from the Archbishop of York, by Mr John Parsons.

Norwood Park, one mile north-west of Southwell, contains 190 acres of richly wooded land, and is the property of Si Richard Sutton, bart., to whose family it was granted in fee by the Archbishop, in exchange for other lands of equal value. It is the seat of Lord Edwin Arthur Hill M.P. When the lands of the see in this neighbourhood were sold by Cromwell for £5,000, this park was purchased by Edward Cludd Esq., who was a civil magistrate, and according to the custom of the Commonwealth, often performed the marriage ceremony under the branches of an oak, which is still standing, and is known by the name of "Cludd's Oak".

Southwell Park adjoins the town, and is partly in East Thorpe, but has long been divided.

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853

[Last updated: Thursday 2nd October 1997 - Clive Henly]