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KNEESAL, a village, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Southwell district, Notts. The village stands 4 miles SE by E of Ollerton, and 6 W of Carlton r. station; and has a post office under Newark.-The township includes the village. Real property, £2, 348. Pop., 360. Houses, 77.—The parish contains also the townships of Kersall and Ompton. Acres, 3, 360. Real pro perty, £4, 009. Pop., 553. Houses, 123. The property is divided among a few. The manor of Kneesal belongs to Earl Manvers; and that of Kersall is held by the Duke of Newcastle under the duchy of Lancaster. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; and, prior to the latter part of 1866, was united with the p. curacy of Boughton. Valne, £130.* Patrons, the Chapter of Southwell Collegiate Church. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.—The sub-district contains also seventeen other parishes, parts of two others, and a liberty. Acres, 65, 623. Pop., 11, 370. Houses, 2, 498.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kneesall Tn/AP/CP Kneesall SubD Southwell RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Kneesall |
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