Sneinton, Nottinghamshire

Description
Sneinton, a parish in Notts, suburban to the SE side of Nottingham, and consisting of Sneinton Elements, Old Sneinton, and New Sneinton. It took its name from the same source as Nottingham; is thought by some writers to have been the cradle or original of that town; was given by King John to W. de Briwere; passed to the Pierreponts; had no greater seat of population in the early years of the 19th century than a few straggling houses; rose thence to the condition of a great suburb with well-built streets; shares now in the general interests of Nottingham; carries on lace-making, hose-making, the manufacture of chemicals, and the making of Roman cement, plaster, and bricks, and has post and money order offices of the name of Sneinton Road and Sneinton Elements (T.S.O.) under Nottingham; telegraph office, Nottingham. Acreage, 886 of land and 25 of water; population, 17,439. The manor belongs to Earl Manvers. The living of St Stephen is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £200 with residence. Patron, Earl Manvers. The church was rebuilt in 1839, and is in the Early English style and cruciform. There are also two other churches, a mission church, Congregational, United Methodist, and Wesleyan chapels. The livings of St Matthias and St Alban are vicarages in the diocese of Southwell; gross values, £200 and £210, the former with residence. Patrons, the Bishop and Trustees respectively. Population of the ecclesiastical parish of St Stephen's, 5942; of St Matthias, constituted in 1869, 7356; of St Albans, constituted in 1888, 3702. There are also a church institute, with a working-men's club, and a county lunatic asylum.