In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wollaton like this:
WOLLATON, a parish, with a village, in Basford district, Notts; 1¾ mile W of Radford r. station, and 3 W of Nottingham. It has a post-office under Nottingham. Acres, 2,340. Real property, £5,352. Pop., 555. Houses, 116. W. Hall was built in 1588, by Sir F. Willoughby; is in the florid Tudor style; was attacked in 1831, by the Reform rioters; and is the seat of Lord Middleton. The living is a rectory, united with Cossall, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £721.* Patron, Lord Middleton. The church is old but good.
Wollaton through time
Wollaton is now part of Nottingham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Nottingham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wollaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wollaton, in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7821
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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