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Annesley parish contains the two townships of Annesley and Felley, comprising 239 inhabitants and 3360 acres of land, and forming a romantic and richly wooded district. The trustees of the late John Musters Esq. are the principal owners and lords of the manor, but the Duke of Portland has an estate here of 289 acres. (White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853)
Extract from White's Directory (1853) for Annesley, Annesley Woodhouse and Felley
Surrounding parishes (clockwise from north): Kirkby in Ashfield, Newstead, Linby, Hucknall Torkard, Greasley, Selston.
Distances: Nottingham, 8 miles SSE; Derby, 15 miles SW; Mansfield, 5 miles SSE; Newark, 18 miles E.
OS Grid reference SK 5053
Population Table
|
Year |
1801 |
1811 |
1821 |
1831 |
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
|
Annesley |
359 |
341 |
326 |
335 |
274 |
239 |
288 |
1,201 |
1,445 |
1,374 |
1,271 |
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Felley |
33 |
60 |
71 |
67 |
41 |
44 |
33 |
42 |
31 |
44 |
41 |
Church History
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was opened in 1815, and a Wesleyan Reform chapel in 1832, both in the hamlet of Annesley Woodhouse. In ancient times a priory stood at Felley, but this disappeared at the time of the dissolution.
Church Records
The parish registers start in 1599. Bishops Transcripts 1605-1867. Marriages for 1599-1812 may be found in the Phillimore series volume 9, and those for the period 1813-1837 have been published by the Nottinghamshire Family History Society.
The Methodist records may be found in the Ashfield circuit (MR13), with some christening records from the Wesleyan chapel dating back to 1890.
[Last updated: Thursday 15th April 1999 - Clive Henly]
© Copyright C.R.G. Henly 1999
