Kneeton is a
hamlet
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and
civil parish
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in the county of
Nottinghamshire
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, England. The population as of the
2011 census remained less than 100 so was included in the civil parish count for
Screveton
Screveton (pronounced locally "Screveeton" or "Screeton") is an English civil parish and village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, with (including Kneeton) 191 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Screveton singularly reported 164 reside ...
, it was however reported as 47 residents at the
2021 census. The village lies on the
A46 road
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between
Nottingham
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and
Newark and is on the
escarpment
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Due to the similarity, the term '' scarp'' may mistakenly be incorrectly used inte ...
of the
Trent Hills
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that sit above the
flood plain
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of the
River Trent
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.
RAF Syerston
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is nearby. There is a railway station at
Lowdham
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.
The church is 14th century Grade II listed
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, and dedicated to
St. Helen. A mid-18th century Grade II listed
barn
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survives at Hall Farm, Kneeton.
Toponymy
Kneeton seems to contain the
Old English
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feminine personal name, ''Cēngifu'', + ''tūn '' (Old English), an enclosure; a farmstead; a village; an estate.., so 'Cengifu's farm/settlement'.
Historical
White's ''Directory of Nottinghamshire'' described Kneeton in 1853 as:
"Kneeton, or Kneveton, is a small village and parish, occupying a commanding situation upon a lofy precipitous cliff on the south side of the Trent, 8 miles south-west of Newark. It contains 169 inhabitants and 990 acres of land, all belonging to the Earl of Caernarvon, except about 140 acres. A great part of the manor was given to Welbeck Abbey, but in the reign of Edward VI it was held of the King in capite by Sir Edward Molyneux, whose descendants resided here for many generations. The family mansion, however, was taken down in 1781, when their estates passed with their sole heiress to the Late Lord Howard, whose daughter, the Hon. Henrietta Howard Molyneux, was married in 1830 to Lord Porchester. Lord Caernarvon is lord of the manor, and patron of the living, which is valued in the King's books at £4 9s 4d (now £58), but has received three augmentations from Queen Anne's Bounty, two of which have been laid out in land, and the third, £400, is still in the augmentation office. The Rev. Richard R. Rawlins is the incumbent. The church is a small fabric, with a tower and three bells, and contains several ancient monuments of the Story family. The view in the vicinity are beautiful and extensive, including a considerable portion of the picturesque vales of the Trent and Belvoir."[F. White "Directory of Nottinghamshire" (Sheffield, 1853), p.433]
See also
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Listed buildings in Kneeton
References
External links
Kneeton church
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Hamlets in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Newark and Sherwood