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Costock

Costock, or as ancient records call it Cortlingstock, is a village and parish situated on the Leicester Road, 9½ miles south of Nottingham. It has 470 inhabitants and 1,320 acres of land, of which 202 acres were allotted at the enclosure in 1761 in lieu of all the tithes, except those paid on the Highfield estate. Lord Rancliffe's heirs own a considerable part of the parish, and are lords of the manor, but Samuel B. Wild Esq., Barrs and Burrows, and Mr Rouse and others, have estates here. The church is a small ancient edifice, dedicated to St Giles, and in 1849 it underwent extensive alterations and improvements, by the addition of a new side aisle &c. The rectory is valued in the King's books at £7 18s 4d, now £355, and is in the patronage of Dr Sutton of Norwich, and is enjoyed by the Rev. Edward Wilson. A National School was built in 1840, by a grant from the society. It is a neat brick building and will accommodate about 150 children. The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1828. A feast is held on the third Sunday in September.

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853

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