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Jul 23, 2021 · The history of the village can be traced back to the 11th century when Walter de Hawksworth is known to have lived there. His father John came over with William the Conqueror and died at the battle of Hastings in 1066.
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Hawksworth is an English conservation village [1] and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. It lies 10 miles (16 km) south of Newark-on-Trent, adjacent to the villages of Flintham, Sibthorpe, Thoroton, Scarrington and Screveton.
The history of the village has been recorded in. "Hawksworth - a Village Through the Ages". published in 2019. Copies may be bought online. Click here to see further detail. History timeline -. Hawksworth from 920 AD to present day.
Hawksworth almost certainly started life as an Anglo Saxon village and then was within the area settled by Danish Vikings. All that remains from those days is a large portion of a preaching cross which is inscribed with part pagan and part Christian motifs.
The church is partly early English; has a massive square tower; was repaired about 1844; and the chancel was rebuilt in 1851. Hawksworth through time. Hawksworth is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries.
[Throsby] Hawksworth LORDSHIP is small, owned by — Turner, Esq. The village and the church also, are inferior places: the latter is dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints, and has a brick tower.
This place was an ancient parish in Nottinghamshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established. The parish was in north division of the ancient Bingham Wapentake in the eastern (or southern) part of the county. In March, 1889, this parish was reduced by 56 acres given to Thoroton Civil Parish.
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