In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elston like this:
ELSTON, or Elveston, a parish and a chapelry in Southwell district, Notts. The parish lies on Car Dyke, near the river Trent, 3z miles SE of Fiskerton r. station, and 5½ SW of Newark. Post town, Stoke, under Newark. Acres, with the chapelry, 1, 640. Real property, £3, 812. Pop., 262. ...
Houses, 65. The property is divided among a few. Elston Hall is the seat of Mrs. F. Darwin, and was the birthplace of Dr. Darwin. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £375.* Patron, Mrs. F. Darwin. The church contains monuments of the Darwins, and was renovated in 1859. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Darwin's school and alms-houses have £24 from endowment; and other charities £31. -The chapelry is in East Stoke parish; adjoins Elston parish on the NE; and is included with that parish in poor-rate assessment. Post town, Stoke, under Newark. Rated property, £2, 674. Pop., 210. Houses, 51. The property is sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of East Stoke, in the diocese of Lincoln. The church is ancient but good: and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Elston through time
Elston is now part of Newark and Sherwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newark and Sherwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elston, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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