Sibthorpe
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Sibthorpe is a village in Nottinghamshire
, England. It is part of Sibthorpe civil parish.
The village and parish:
Sibthorpe has two or three points of historical interest:
According to Thoroton, the College had a Priest and eight or nine chaplains who officiated "daily at the neighbouring chapels and churches of Syerston
, Elston
, Thoroton
, and Aslockton
. No traces of the college are left, except the fish-ponds on the south side of the church, and the dovecote." A recent photograph of this dovecote can be seen.
Regarding Sibthorpe College, "we have some evidence of the dimensions of the building in a letter written by Thomas Magnus
, who was warden of the college in the reign of Henry VIII
, to Cardinal Wolsey." "When the "Valor Ecclesiasticus" was drawn up in 1534, Thomas Magnus
was warden of Sibthorpe."
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England. It is part of Sibthorpe civil parish.
The village and parish:
"lies on the Cardike, 7 miles (11.3 km) south-south-west of NewarkNewark-on-TrentNewark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
, and was once a place of considerable importance, having a college founded by Geffrey de Scroop, in the reign of Edward IIEdward II of EnglandEdward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II...
. It was also for a long time the residence of the Burnell family, who had a large mansion here, of which nothing now remains. The lordships contains 908 acres (3.7 km²) of land, a tithe-free estate of the rateable value of £1,721, and 154 inhabitants, and is all the property of the Duke of Portland, who is also patron of the living, which is enjoyed by the Rev. John Ince Maltby of Shelton. The church, dedicated to St Peter, is a donative of the certified value of £20. It is an ancient edifice, and was originally much larger than it is at present. It has a spacious chancel, in which is a monument of Edward Burnell, the date on which is 1589, and in black letters are inserted, "By me, Barbara Burnell, God grant us a joyful resurrection." In the church-yard is a stone erected to the memory of four children of the name of Hall, who died in infancy, at the foot of which are these lines: 'The cup of life just with their lips they pressed, They found it bitter and declined the rest. Averse, then, turning from the face of day, They softly sighed their little souls away'. A neat WesleyanMethodist Church of Great BritainThe Methodist Church of Great Britain is the largest Wesleyan Methodist body in the United Kingdom, with congregations across Great Britain . It is the United Kingdom's fourth largest Christian denomination, with around 300,000 members and 6,000 churches...
chapel, built of wood, and standing on wheels, was opened for service in July 1844."
Sibthorpe has two or three points of historical interest:
- the church of St. Peter;
- "a fine mediaeval dovecote," still standing to this day
- "a college of priests attached to the church, founded in 1320 by Geoffrey le ScropeGeoffrey le ScropeSir Geoffrey le Scrope was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench for four periods between 1324 and 1338. He was the son of Sir William le Scrope, who was bailiff to the earl of Richmond in Richmondshire...
, and a few years later augmented by Thomas de Sibthorpe, the good parson of BeckinghamBeckingham, NottinghamshireBeckingham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about three miles west of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,168....
. "
According to Thoroton, the College had a Priest and eight or nine chaplains who officiated "daily at the neighbouring chapels and churches of Syerston
Syerston
Syerston is a small Nottinghamshire parish about six miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent, which is bisected by the A46 trunk road. It contains 181 inhabitants in seventy-five dwellings which are almost all in a settlement to the east of the road....
, Elston
Elston
Elston is a small village in Nottinghamshire to the southwest of Newark, and a mile from the A46 Fosse Way. The parish of Elston lies between the rivers Trent and Devon, with "the village itself set amongst trees and farmland less than a mile from the A46...
, Thoroton
Thoroton
Thoroton is a small village located in the parish of Thoroton in Rushcliffe, Nottingham, United Kingdom and lies along the banks of the River Smite. Thoroton has a population of 110 and was granted conservation area status in 1974. It is served by St. Helena's Church, Thoroton.Thoroton is located...
, and Aslockton
Aslockton
Aslockton is a village and civil parish twelve miles east of Nottingham, England and two miles east of Bingham on the north bank of the River Smite opposite Whatton. It has a population of around 1,000 ....
. No traces of the college are left, except the fish-ponds on the south side of the church, and the dovecote." A recent photograph of this dovecote can be seen.
Regarding Sibthorpe College, "we have some evidence of the dimensions of the building in a letter written by Thomas Magnus
Thomas Magnus
Thomas Magnus, , English administrator and diplomat; Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1504, employed on diplomatic missions 1509-19 and 1524-7; present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520; Privy councillor c.1520; awarded a doctorate by the University of Oxford 1520; canon of Windsor...
, who was warden of the college in the reign of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
, to Cardinal Wolsey." "When the "Valor Ecclesiasticus" was drawn up in 1534, Thomas Magnus
Thomas Magnus
Thomas Magnus, , English administrator and diplomat; Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1504, employed on diplomatic missions 1509-19 and 1524-7; present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520; Privy councillor c.1520; awarded a doctorate by the University of Oxford 1520; canon of Windsor...
was warden of Sibthorpe."