Averham with Kelham, Nottinghamshire Family History Guide
Averham with Kelham is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Nottinghamshire, created in late 1500s or early 1600s from Averham Ancient Parish and Kelham Ancient Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Staythorpe and Kelham.
Alternative names: Averham
Parish church: St. Michael (Averham); St. Wilfrid (Kelham)
Parish registers begin:
Averham with Kelham
- Parish registers: 1538
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1601
Kelham
- Parish registers: 1663
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1603
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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Parish History
Averham
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
AVERHAM (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Southwell, N. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 3¼ miles (W. by N.) from Newark; containing, with the township of Staythorpe, 264 inhabitants.
This place suffered from the hostilities of the contending parties during the reign of Charles I. At the time of the siege of Newark, many skirmishes occurred here; and in 1644, the ancient manor-house, then belonging to Robert Sutton, Lord Lexington and Baron of Averham, and which had been the residence of the family from 1250, was destroyed.
The parish comprises by measurement 2011 acres of fertile land; it is situated on the river Trent, and is intersected by the road from Newark to Southwell and Mansfield. The scenery is pleasing; and the village, with the church, which is on the margin of the river, forms a beautiful object in the landscape.
The living is a rectory, with that of Kelham annexed in 1775, valued in the king’s books at £20; patron, John Henry Manners Sutton, Esq. The tithes of Averham have been commuted for £787, and the glebe comprises nearly 58 acres. The church is a very ancient structure, in the early English style, with a square embattled tower.
There are some remains of a Roman camp and a watchtower on Michael Barrow hill.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Kelham
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
KELHAM (St. Wilfrid), a parish, in the union of Southwell, N. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 2 miles (N. W. by W.) from Newark; containing 169 inhabitants.
Charles I. slept here the evening before he gave himself up to the Scottish army, who encamped on the spot in May, 1646.
The parish is on the road from Newark to Ollerton, and comprises by measurement 2013 acres: the village is delightfully situated on the river Trent, over which is a neat bridge.
The farm of Grange or Park Lathes, comprising 250 acres, belonged to Rufford Abbey, and, though locally in this parish, is extra-parochial.
The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Averham, and valued in the king’s books at £19. 8. 4.: the tithes have been commuted for £510, and the glebe comprises 45 acres. The church is a handsome structure, in the later English style, with a lofty square embattled tower, and contains some interesting monuments, among which is one to the last lord Lexington, who resided here, and died in 1723.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Census
Census returns for Averham, 1841-1891
Census returns for Kelham, 1841-1891
Church Records
Marriages at Kelham, 1663-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kelham (Nottinghamshire)
Public Records
Coroners certificate for John May Field, 1856 Author: Averham (Nottinghamshire)
Administration
- County: Nottinghamshire
- Civil Registration District: Southwell
- Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
- Diocese: Lincoln
- Rural Deanery: Newark
- Poor Law Union: Southwell
- Hundred: Thurgarton
- Province: York