In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fledborough like this:
FLEDBOROUGH, a parish in East Retford district, Notts; on the river Trent, 4 miles ENE of Tuxford r. station, and 5 ENE of Tuxford. It includes Woodcotes hamlet; and its post town is Dunham-on-Trent, under Newark. Acres, 1, 427. Real property, £2, 387. Pop., 115. Houses, 23. The property is divided among a few. Some acres are under hops. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £340.* Patron, Earl Manvers. The church has some stained glass, and is good. There is a National school.
Fledborough through time
Fledborough is now part of Bassetlaw district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bassetlaw has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fledborough itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fledborough, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7398
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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