In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushcliffe like this:
RUSHCLIFFE, a wapentake in the S of Notts; cut into two divisions, N and S; and containing 11 parishes and parts of 2 others in the N div., and 16 in the S div. Acres, 21, 593 and 22, 340. Pop. in 1851, 6, 243 and 6,034; in 1861, 11, 777. Houses, 2, 630.
Rushcliffe through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17343
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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