Darlton
Darlton is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the A57 road about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Tuxford.
| Darlton | |
|---|---|
Darlton Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 102 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SK773735 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG22 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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The population of the civil parish was 102 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 110 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The Church of England parish church of St Giles is 12th century and is in the Transitional style. In 1855 it was heavily restored by the architect T.C. Hine.[3]
Kingshaugh House was originally a hunting lodge built to serve the eastern Le Clay division of Sherwood Forest. It was fortified with earthworks in a rebellion of 1196 against King John. A new lodge was built in 1210–11 at a cost of £550 but was abandoned after 1217. The present Kingshaugh House is a late 17th-century farmhouse that appears to incorporate some masonry from the lodge.[4]
Darlton is the birthplace of Charles Read (1604–1669), who became a wealthy shipper in Kingston upon Hull. In 1667 Read founded a grammar school and a set of almshouses at Drax in Yorkshire. When Read died, his will founded further grammar schools at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire and Corby Glen in Lincolnshire.
The site of Whimpton Village, a deserted medieval village, is about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) east of Darlton.
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References Edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ . Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 111–112. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Kingshaugh".
External links Edit
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