West Retford is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Nottinghamshire.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1754
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1622
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and General Baptist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
RETFORD (West), a parish in East Retford district, Notts; on the river Idle and the Great Northern railway, adjacent to East Retford, and communicating with that town by a bridge. Post-town, Retford. Acres, 1,080. Real property, £3,386. Pop., 637. Houses, 169. The property is divided among a few. W. R. Hall was formerly the seat of the Denmans and the Emersons, and is now the seat of B. Huntsman, Esq. W. R. House is the seat of H. B. W. Milner, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £550. Patron, J. Hood, Esq. The church was restored and enlarged in 1864; and has a lofty square tower, with octagonal spire. There are an endowed school with £10 a year, an hospital or alms-house with £1,145, and other charities £34.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for West Retford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for West Retford, 1622-1841
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of West Retford (Nottinghamshire)
Church records for St. Joseph’s Chapel, Retford, 1877-1972
Author: Catholic Church. St. Joseph’s Chapel (Retford, Nottinghamshire)
Church records, 1871-1898
Author: Retford Circuit (Nottinghamshire : Methodist)
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford, St. Michael the Archangel parish records, 1754-1953
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of West Retford (Nottinghamshire); Nottinghamshire Archives Office
Methodist non-register materials, 1802-1955
Author: East Retford Circuit (Nottinghamshire : Methodist)
Record of members, 1843-1922
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sheffield Conference (Yorkshire)
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of West Retford, Nottingham, England ; christenings, 1771-1841
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – History ( 1 )
English small town life, Retford 1520-1642
Author: Marcombe, David
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Land and property ( 1 )
Miscellaneous parish documents, 1714-1864
Author: West Retford (Nottinghamshire)
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Miscellaneous parish documents, 1714-1864
Author: West Retford (Nottinghamshire)
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Public records ( 1 )
Miscellaneous parish documents, 1714-1864
Author: West Retford (Nottinghamshire)
England, Nottinghamshire, West Retford – Social life and customs ( 1 )
English small town life, Retford 1520-1642
Author: Marcombe, David
Administration
- County: Nottinghamshire
- Civil Registration District: East Retford
- Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
- Diocese: Lincoln
- Rural Deanery: Retford
- Poor Law Union: East Retford
- Hundred: Bassetlaw
- Province: York
