Thurgarton
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Thurgarton is a small village
in rural
Nottinghamshire
. The village is close to Southwell
, and Newark on Trent, with a medium length commuting distance to Nottingham
. It is served by Thurgarton railway station
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412.
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lie approximately 11 miles (18 km) to the northeast of Nottingham
, and around 3 miles (5 km) to the south of Southwell
. The River Trent
is around a mile away, to the southeast of Thurgarton, and the parish covers around 2770 acres (11 km²) of land. Gonalston
is to the southwest, and Bleasby to the southeast.
The A612 road
runs through Thurgarton, coming south out of Southwell
, and an alternative route is the A6097 trunk road. The ordnance survey
grid reference is SK 6949.
. Born in 1343, "Walter Hilton
studied Canon Law
at Cambridge
but after a period as a hermit, he joined the community of Augustinian Canons at Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire
in about 1386. Highly regarded in his lifetime as a spiritual guide, he wrote in both Latin
and English
and translated several Latin
devotional works. Controversy with 'enthusiasts' and with the Lollard movement gave a sharper definition to his exposition of the aims, methods and disciplines of traditional spirituality. Amongst his major works, Ladder of Perfection (Book Two) declares that contemplation, understood in a profoundly Trinitarian context as awareness of grace and sensitivity to the Spirit, may and should be sought by all serious Christians." He died on 24 March in the year 1396.
, from the 1853 edition:
"Thurgarton is a pleasant village and parish, situated at the foot of a declivity overlooking the vale
of the Trent, three miles (5 km) south of Southwell
. It contains 385 inhabitants and 2477 acres (10 km²) of land, enclosed about 80 years ago, when land was allotted for the tithes to Trinity College, Cambridge
, which has the patronage of the curacy
, and about one third of the lordship. The greater part of the remainder belongs to Richard Milward Esq
., who is lord of the manor, and who resides at Thurgarton Priory, a large handsome mansion. The grounds about it rise in gentle swells, and are agreeably diversified with wood and water. The worthy owner has made great improvements since the estate came into his possession.
The old priory
was taken down in the mid eighteeneth century by J.G. Cooper Esq., who erected the present mansion
on its site, the cellars of which are the only portions of the religious sanctuary that now remain. The ancient priory was founded in 1130 by Ralph de Ayncourt, for canons of the order of St Augustine
. He dedicated it to Saint Peter
, and left God's
favour to his heirs if they preserved it, but God's anger and curse if they did not. It possessed, at the dissolution
, a yearly revenue of £259 15s 10d. (£ as of ), The antiquary must be allowed to lament the false taste which dictated the destruction of so noble a monument of ancient grandeur. The Rev
. Thomas Coates Cane also has an estate here.
The church, dedicated to St Peter, is situated near the priory, and has been a large magnificent structure, though it now consists only of one aisle. The curacy was certified at £56, and has been augmented with two lots of Queen Anne's Bounty
. It is annexed to that of Hoveringham. The two livings have recently been augmented to the value of £450 by Trinity College, Cambridge
, and in 1850 a large, handsome parsonage house was erected for the present incumbent, the Rev. Henry Lea Guilleband M.A.
, who is now erecting a neat Sunday School. The school has a rent charge of £10 for the education of 20 boys of this parish, and Hoveringham. The poor of Thurgarton have the interest of £110 left by the families of Baker and Matthews. The Midland Company
's Railway, Nottingham
& Lincoln
Branch, pass through this parish, and has a neat station here.
Bankwood, 2 miles (3 km) west, Thurgarton Hill, half a mile west, Thurgarton Quarters, 2½ miles west, Magsdale, half a mile north of the village, are farms which belong to Richard Milward Esq. At Magsdale, in about 1810, many human bones and spear
heads were dug up on the Sheep Close. The spear heads &c. are in the possession of Richard Milward Esq., and also a piece or pig of lead
, which is more than one man can lift. This was found in 1849, at Upper Hexgrave, near Southwell
."
is adjacent to the Priory. The church was restored in 1853, and parish registers exist from 1721, whereas earlier records were lost in 1780. There is also a Methodist chapel in Thurgarton.
Thurgarton is also well known for its cricket Team. There is a tree in the pitch.
Village
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in rural
Rural
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Nottinghamshire
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...
. The village is close to Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
, and Newark on Trent, with a medium length commuting distance to Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
. It is served by Thurgarton railway station
Thurgarton railway station
Thugarton railway station serves the village of Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire, EnglandThe buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line....
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412.
Location
Thurgarton Village and parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
lie approximately 11 miles (18 km) to the northeast of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, and around 3 miles (5 km) to the south of Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
. The River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
is around a mile away, to the southeast of Thurgarton, and the parish covers around 2770 acres (11 km²) of land. Gonalston
Gonalston
Gonalston is a small village in Nottinghamshire lyingjust to the north-east of Lowdham and almost upon the A612 trunk road that runs from Nottingham to Southwell. Gonalston comprises of arable and pasture land in about equal portions, interspersed with of wood and plantations...
is to the southwest, and Bleasby to the southeast.
The A612 road
A612 road
The A612 road is an A-class road in the United Kingdom running between Nottingham and Averham, on the A617 near Newark.It starts in central Nottingham at a junction with the A60. Initially running east, as Pennyfoot Street, before a right turn sees it head southwards onto Manvers Street, a 4 lane...
runs through Thurgarton, coming south out of Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
, and an alternative route is the A6097 trunk road. The ordnance survey
Ordnance Survey
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grid reference is SK 6949.
Christian links
Thurgaton is a lesser known place of pilgrimage for Christians wishing to pay respects to the mystical prelate, Walter HiltonWalter Hilton
Walter Hilton was an English Augustinian mystic.-Biography:Hilton was born ca. 1340-45; he was first recorded in January 1371 as a bachelor of law attached to the diocesan court of Ely, and again in 1375...
. Born in 1343, "Walter Hilton
Walter Hilton
Walter Hilton was an English Augustinian mystic.-Biography:Hilton was born ca. 1340-45; he was first recorded in January 1371 as a bachelor of law attached to the diocesan court of Ely, and again in 1375...
studied Canon Law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
at Cambridge
Cambridge
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but after a period as a hermit, he joined the community of Augustinian Canons at Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire
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...
in about 1386. Highly regarded in his lifetime as a spiritual guide, he wrote in both Latin
Latin
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and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and translated several Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
devotional works. Controversy with 'enthusiasts' and with the Lollard movement gave a sharper definition to his exposition of the aims, methods and disciplines of traditional spirituality. Amongst his major works, Ladder of Perfection (Book Two) declares that contemplation, understood in a profoundly Trinitarian context as awareness of grace and sensitivity to the Spirit, may and should be sought by all serious Christians." He died on 24 March in the year 1396.
History
The following is adapted from an extract from White's directory of NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, from the 1853 edition:
"Thurgarton is a pleasant village and parish, situated at the foot of a declivity overlooking the vale
River Valley
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of the Trent, three miles (5 km) south of Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
. It contains 385 inhabitants and 2477 acres (10 km²) of land, enclosed about 80 years ago, when land was allotted for the tithes to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, which has the patronage of the curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
, and about one third of the lordship. The greater part of the remainder belongs to Richard Milward Esq
Esquire
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., who is lord of the manor, and who resides at Thurgarton Priory, a large handsome mansion. The grounds about it rise in gentle swells, and are agreeably diversified with wood and water. The worthy owner has made great improvements since the estate came into his possession.
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
was taken down in the mid eighteeneth century by J.G. Cooper Esq., who erected the present mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
on its site, the cellars of which are the only portions of the religious sanctuary that now remain. The ancient priory was founded in 1130 by Ralph de Ayncourt, for canons of the order of St Augustine
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
. He dedicated it to Saint Peter
Saint Peter
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, and left God's
God
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favour to his heirs if they preserved it, but God's anger and curse if they did not. It possessed, at the dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
, a yearly revenue of £259 15s 10d. (£ as of ), The antiquary must be allowed to lament the false taste which dictated the destruction of so noble a monument of ancient grandeur. The Rev
The Reverend
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. Thomas Coates Cane also has an estate here.
The church, dedicated to St Peter, is situated near the priory, and has been a large magnificent structure, though it now consists only of one aisle. The curacy was certified at £56, and has been augmented with two lots of Queen Anne's Bounty
Queen Anne's Bounty
Queen Anne's Bounty was a fund established in 1704 to augment the incomes of the poorer clergy of the Church of England. The bounty was funded by the tax on the incomes of all Church of England clergy, which was paid to the Pope until the Reformation, and thereafter to the Crown.In 1890, the total...
. It is annexed to that of Hoveringham. The two livings have recently been augmented to the value of £450 by Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, and in 1850 a large, handsome parsonage house was erected for the present incumbent, the Rev. Henry Lea Guilleband M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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, who is now erecting a neat Sunday School. The school has a rent charge of £10 for the education of 20 boys of this parish, and Hoveringham. The poor of Thurgarton have the interest of £110 left by the families of Baker and Matthews. The Midland Company
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
's Railway, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
& Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
Branch, pass through this parish, and has a neat station here.
Bankwood, 2 miles (3 km) west, Thurgarton Hill, half a mile west, Thurgarton Quarters, 2½ miles west, Magsdale, half a mile north of the village, are farms which belong to Richard Milward Esq. At Magsdale, in about 1810, many human bones and spear
Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...
heads were dug up on the Sheep Close. The spear heads &c. are in the possession of Richard Milward Esq., and also a piece or pig of lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
, which is more than one man can lift. This was found in 1849, at Upper Hexgrave, near Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
."
Churches
The Priory Church of St. Peter, ThurgartonPriory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton
The Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton is a former house of Canons Regular or "Black Canons" and now a Church of England church in Thurgarton Nottinghamshire.They were called "Black Canons" because they wore Black Cassocks, Black Capes and Hoods....
is adjacent to the Priory. The church was restored in 1853, and parish registers exist from 1721, whereas earlier records were lost in 1780. There is also a Methodist chapel in Thurgarton.
Works by Walter Hilton
- Scale (or Ladder) of Perfection
- Song of Angels
- Treatise Written to a Devout Man
Thurgarton is also well known for its cricket Team. There is a tree in the pitch.