In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farndon like this:
FARNDON, a parish in Newark district, Notts; on the river Trent and the Fosse way, near the Newark and Nottingham railway, 2 miles SW by W of Newark. It has a post office under Newark. Acres, 1, 710. Real property, £5, 915. Pop., 692. Houses, 152. The property is subdivided. Many of the inhabitants are stocking makers. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Lincoln; and, till 1864, was united with Balderton. Value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is good; and there are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Charities, £32.
Farndon through time
Farndon is now part of Newark and Sherwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newark and Sherwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farndon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farndon, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7385
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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