In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Harworth like this:
HARWORTH, a parish in Worksop district, Notts; adjacent to Yorkshire, 2 miles SE of Tickhill, and 2½ WSW of Bawtry r. station. It includes the hamlets of Norney, Serlby, and Martin; and its post town is Tickhill, under Rotherham. Acres, 4, 320. Real property, £6, 577. Pop., in 1851, 595; in 1861, 925. ...
Houses, 201. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with Serlby Hall, belongs to Viscount Galway. Ruins of a convent are in a wood adjacent to Serlby Hall park. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £687. * Patron, the Duke of Norfolk. The church is neat and good; consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and square tower; and contains several mural monuments. There are a national school, and charities £101.
Harworth through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Harworth, in Doncaster and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7437
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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