Whatton Nottinghamshire Family History Guide

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Whatton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Other places in the parish include: Aslocton, Aslackton, and Aslockton.

Alternative names: 

Parish church: 

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1538
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1626

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

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.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Nottinghamshire, Whatton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Whatton, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Nottinghamshire, Whatton – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Whatton, 1626-1851
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whatton (Nottinghamshire)

Marriages at Whatton, 1538-1812
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whatton (Nottinghamshire)

England, Nottinghamshire, Whatton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Whatton, Nottingham, England ; christenings, 1813-1851
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Administration

  • County:    Nottinghamshire
  • Civil Registration District:    Bingham
  • Probate Court:    Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
  • Diocese:    Lincoln
  • Rural Deanery:    Bingham
  • Poor Law Union:    Bingham
  • Hundred:    Bingham
  • Province:    York