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     • Retford (or East Retford), mun. bor., market town, and par., Notts, on E. bank of river Idle and on Chesterfield Canal, 18½ miles NW. of Newark and 139 from London by rail - par. 288 ac., pop. 3,414; bor., 4,532 ac., pop. 9,748; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper.
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   Was East Retford a borough?

   • East Retford was an ancient borough. When commissioners examined boroughs across England in 1835 it was reported that the town was a "borough by prescription", indicating that an exact date of it being made a borough was not known. The borough corresponded to the parish of East Retford.

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   When was East Retford incorporated?

   • Civil Registration started in July, 1837. East Retford was a market town. a parish and a parliamentary and municipal borough which lies 144 miles north of London. The town sits on the east bank of the River Idle, 8 miles east from Worksop, 18 miles south-east from Doncaster and 32 miles north-east of Nottingham city.

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   Is Retford a market town?

   • Retford, sometimes known as East Retford, is a market town in Nottinghamshire’s Bassetlaw District and one of the oldest English market towns, having received its first charter in 1105.

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   Where is Retford in England?

   • Retford is located 26 miles (42 km) east of Sheffield, 23 miles (37 km) west of Lincolnand 31 miles (50 km) north-east of Nottingham. The population at the 2021 Censuswas 23,740. The town is bypassed by the A1 road. The borough of East Retford was enlarged in 1878 to include Ordsall, West Retfordand part of the parish of Clarborough.

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   Where is West Retford?

   • The town sits on the east bank of the River Idle, 8 miles east from Worksop, 18 miles south-east from Doncaster and 32 miles north-east of Nottingham city. By automobile, take the A1 motorway north to Ranby and turn right onto the B6079 trunk road. Continuing east through Babworth, and West Retford is dead ahead.

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   What is the unemployment rate in Retford?

   • The town has a very low unemployment rates compared to the national average. In 2018, Nottinghamshire County Council calculated unemployment in Retford as follows: East Retford South (1.8%), East Retford North (1.6%), East Retford East (1.5%), East Retford West (1.3%). This compares to 1.7% for Bassetlaw as a whole and 4.4% nationally.

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   East Retford was established as a new town on the east side of the Idle in the early twelfth century; the town's charter trustees and Bassetlaw District Council say it was founded as a borough in 1105, although the earliest charter referring to it as a borough dates from the thirteenth century.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Municipal_Borough_of_EastMunicipal Borough of East Retford - Wikipedia

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   East Retford was a Municipal borough in Nottinghamshire, England from 1835 to 1974. It was formed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 from the Ancient Borough of East Retford. The borough survived until 1974 when it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, forming part of the new Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire.

   Year	Conservativecouncillors	Labourcouncillors	Independentcouncillors
   1947	3	2	18
   1951	5	2	17
   1952	3	3	18
   1953	4	3	17

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5. www.british-history.ac.uk › thoroton-notts › vol3East Retford - British History Online

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   2 days ago · The town and borough of East Retford is the kings town, and hath been an ancient borough, as appears by a grant made by king Edward the first, who granted the town in fee farm to the burgesses of the same, paying ten pounds per annum, giving them power to chuse bayliffs for the government of the said town. Henry the third granted them a fair.

6. www.sheffieldmap.com › retfordRetford on map - East to Sheffield

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   Retford, sometimes known as East Retford, is a market town in Nottinghamshire’s Bassetlaw District and one of the oldest English market towns, having received its first charter in 1105. In addition to being an ancient market town and the infamous Rotten Borough, Retford is regarded as the birthplace of Nonconformism, with the Pilgrims ...

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   East Retford was a market town. a parish and a parliamentary and municipal borough which lies 144 miles north of London. The town sits on the east bank of the River Idle, 8 miles east from Worksop, 18 miles south-east from Doncaster and 32 miles north-east of Nottingham city.

8. www.bassetlaw.gov.uk › history-of-retfordHistory of Retford - Bassetlaw District Council

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   May 8, 2024 · Retford, is one of the oldest boroughs in England, the first documentary evidence of Retford was found in the Domesday Survey of 1086. King Henry I established the borough of East Retford in...

9. ukga.org › indexEast Retford, Nottinghamshire - genealogy heraldry and history

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   The municipal borough comprises the parishes of Ordsall and West Eetford and part of that of Clarborough, and is divided into three wards. Acreage, 4660; population, 10,603. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £228 with residence. Patron, the Bishop.