Nottinghamshire Contents

The Worksop Union comprises 26 townships, of which 11 are in Nottinghamshire, viz. Worksop, Carburton, Cuckney, Norton, Holbeck, Langwith, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Blyth, Hodsock, Styrrup, Oldcoates and Harworth. 11 townships are in Yorkshire, and four in Derbyshire. The Union House, situated on the common, is a handsome stone building, with a centre and wings, built in 1836 at a cost of £4,400. It includes three acres of land, and accommodates 20o paupers. The chairman is the Duke of Newcastle; Clerk and Superintendent Registrar, Mr john Whall; Master and Matron, Mr R. Marsden and Mrs Sarah Lambert; and Messrs Sampson White and john Glossop are the relieving officers, the former for Worksop and the latterfor Harthill. William Coates is registrar of births and deaths for Worksop district. Worksop County Court District comprises all the 26 parishes &c. in the Union, and also Boughton, Budby, Clipstone, Edwinstowe, Kirton, Ollerton, Pearlthorpe, Rufford, Walesby and Wellow. The court is held monthly at the Corn Exchange office, Bridge Street. Richard Wildman Esq is the judge; Mr W. Newton (of Retford), clerk; Mr John Wahll, assistand clerk; and Mr T. Rippingale (of Retford), high bailiff. petty Sessions for the Hatfield division of Bassetlaw are held at the Corn Exchange every alternate Wednesday, and Messrs Owen and Brodhurst are clerks to the magistrates. Worksop is one of the polling places for the Borough of East Retford, in which all the freeholders of Bassetlaw are entitled to vote for two members of parliament.

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853

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