England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Kirton Holy Trinity

The Parish

The parish of Kirton lies in central Nottinghamshire about 3 miles northeast of the small market town of Ollerton. Kirton sits on the A6075 road which connects Ollerton through to the A1 (Great North Road) at Tuxford. Kirton is something of a linear village with most properties built either side of the A6075 and stretching for well over a half mile along it. Kirton would have been a small agricultural village at the time of this transcript with a mixed farming economy in place. Modern developments in the form of railway lines did encroach upon the parish but most are now disused and Kirton never received a station. Kirton sits on the eastern banks of a small stream which drains northward into the nearby River Maun, the Maun, in turn, joins the Idle and then the Trent to reach the North Sea through the Humber Estuary. Kirton is sited at around 40 metres above the sea and with land rising steadily to the northeast local heights reach a little over 100 metres to the northeast in gently undulating countryside. By Nottinghamshire standards Kirton parish was one of the smaller, covering just over 900 acres it would have supported a population of close to 250 parishioners. In Domesday times Kirton was shared between 4 landowners, the King, Roger de Bully, Gilbert de Ghent & Geoffrey Alselin, each share was only modest as collectively the assets amounted to 5 ploughs and a small meadow with the King's share described as "waste".

The Church

Holy Trinity church sits on the corner of a sharp bend of the A6075 where it performs a right-angled bend at the northern end of the village before heading off to Tuxford. Externally Holy Trinity appears to be a Perpendicular church much restored in Victorian times but internally an older structure is revealed. Pevsner notes that the northern arcade, chancel arch and both northern & southern doorways are all 13th century and Early English Gothic in style. It is clear, therefore, that this early church was enhanced and largely rebuilt in the late 14th century in the then fashionable Perpendicular. The western tower is a typical example of that style as applied in Nottinghamshire. The usual Victorian restoration took place, in this case in the 1860s to complete today's church. Where the A6075 bends eastwards a narrow lane continues northwards, parking is possible but only with care. The church sits considerably elevated above road level and through a lychgate flights of steps rise up to the church level, thankfully there is sufficient clear space around the church to permit adequate photography.