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The Plumptre Hospital in Plumptre Square, Nottingham
The Plumptre Hospital in Plumptre Square was founded by John de Plumptre, a wool merchant and sometime Mayor of Nottingham, in 1392 during the reign of Richard II. The hospital was more of…
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The Nonington Poor Houses in Church Street and Easole Street-revised
The system of poor relief in post-Reformation England had its origins early in the reign of Elizabeth I when consolidating Acts of Parliament of 1597 and 1601 established the civil parish as the…
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Beating the Nonington Parish Bounds in 1895
The following are taken from the Nonington parish magazines of May and June of 1895 May, 1895
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The East Kent Volunteers, The Defence of Fredville, 1895
The following item concerning the East Kent Volunteers comes from the Nonington parish magazine for May, 1895.
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Notes made by Dr. Hardman concerning the discovery of a denehole at Church Lane, Nonington, in May of 1939.
Discovered in the last week of May 1939 in the grounds of Mr. F. G. Garlinge of Church Lane (now Vicarage Lane), Nonington. Mr. Garlinge has recently built a bungalow on the right…
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The Ancient Manor of Oesewalum (also Oeswalum and Osuualun) revised
The origin of the name Oesewalum has been the subject of discussion for many years, some scholars believe the name is derived from oisc; a deity or semi-deity, and walum; a bank or…
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The origins of the Parish of Nonington-revised
The old parish of Nonington was approximately three miles across in each direction with St. Mary’s Church in its approximate centre with the hamlet of Nonington proper around it. Towards the end of…