In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whatton like this:
WHATTON, a township and a parish in Bingham district, Notts. The township lies on the river Smite, ¾ mile SE of Aslackton r. station, and 2¾ E of Bingham: and has a post-office under Nottingham. Real property, £3,842. Pop., 353. Houses, 73. The parish includes Aslackton township, and comprises 3,100 acres. ...
Pop., 763. Houses, 170. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with the Manor House, belongs to T. D. Hall, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £212.* Patron, T. D. Hall, Esq. The church is ancient, with a modern chancel; and has a tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and some charities. Archbishop Cranmer was a native.
Whatton through time
Whatton is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whatton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whatton, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7810
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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