Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wilford

Wilford.-- par. and vil., Notts - par., partly within the bor. of Nottingham, 1450 ac., pop. 1106; vil., on S. bank of river Trent, 1½ mile (by ferry) SW. of Nottingham: P.O.; in vicinity is Wilford House, seat. The church contains a memorial window to Henry Kirke White (1785-1806), the poet, who resided in the village for several years.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wilford CP/AP       Nottinghamshire AncC
Place: Wilford

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