Description
Kirklington, a village, a township, and a parish in Notts. The village stands on the river Greet, 3 miles NW of South-well, with a station on the M.R., and a post and telegraph office under Southwell; money order office, Southwell. The parish comprises 1989 acres; population, 168. The manor, with Kirklington Hall, belongs to the Whetham family. The hall is an elegant mansion, and stands in a large park with a fine lake and plantations. An ancient camp is in the W. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £168 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Eipon. The church is a neat structure with a pinnacled tower.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
