Thurgarton was a

wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of ...

(equivalent to a

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...

) of the historic county of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. It extended north-eastwards from

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

. The

River Trent The Trent is the third Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands ...

formed most of the eastern boundary. It consisted of the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

es of

Averham Averham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 187, increasing to 294 at the 2011 census (which included Staythorpe), however Averham ...

, Bathley, Bleasby,

Blidworth Blidworth is a village and civil parish approximately five miles east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,457, this dropped to 4,295 in the 2021 census. Its history can be traced ...

, Bulcote,

Burton Joyce Burton Joyce () is a large Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in the Borough of Gedling, Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England, east of Nottingham, between Stoke Bardolph to the south and Bulcote to the north-east. The A61 ...

, Calverton, Carlton, Carlton-on-Trent,

Caunton Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 483, and this increased ...

, Caythorpe,

Colwick Colwick ( ) is a village and civil parish, in the Borough of Gedling of Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated to the east of Nottingham's city boundary, and forms the Colwick ward. At the time of the 2011 census, the village had a populat ...

Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially a ...

, East Stoke,

Edingley Edingley is a village in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 390, increasing to 443 at the 2011 census, and falling to 401 at the 2021 census. It is located 3 mile ...

Epperstone Epperstone is an English village and civil parish in mid-Nottinghamshire, located near Lowdham and Calverton. It had a population (including Gonalston) of 589 at the time of the 2011 census, falling to 517 at the 2021 census. Many inhabitan ...

Farnsfield Farnsfield is a large Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire in Sherwood Forest. It is in the local government district of Newark and Sherwood. The population of the civil parish as at the United Kingdom Census 20 ...

, Fiskerton, Fiskerton cum Morton, Fledborough,

Gedling Gedling is a village and former civil parish which gives its name to the larger Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies north-east of Nottingham city centre. The parish was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the urban distr ...

, Gonalston,

Grassthorpe Grassthorpe is a Hamlet (place)#United Kingdom, hamlet and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Population from the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census was 55 residents. A former chapel of James, so ...

, Gunthorpe, Halam, Halloughton, Haywood Oaks, Hockerton, Holme,

Hoveringham Hoveringham is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about northeast of the county town of Nottingham and on the west side of the River Trent, and just off the A612 trunk road to Southwell. The population of the civil parish ...

Kelham Kelham is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is about northwest of Newark on a bend in the A617 road near its crossing of the River Trent. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 207, f ...

Kersall Kersall is a hamlet and civil parish within the Newark and Sherwood district of central Nottinghamshire, England. Geography The area is 11 miles east of Mansfield, 7 miles north west of Newark-on-Trent and 16 miles north east of Nottingham. It ...

, Kirklington, Kneesall, Lambley, Lindhurst,

Lowdham Lowdham is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Southwell. According to the 2021 United Kingdom c ...

, Maplebeck, Marnham,

Meering Meering is a geographically small civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of zero (2021 census), it is grouped with Girton to form a parish meeting. The parish was originally an extra-paroc ...

, Morton, Normanton on Trent, North Muskham, Norwell, Norwell Woodhouse, Nottingham St Mary, Ossington, Oxton, Park Leys, Rolleston,

Sneinton Sneinton (pronounced "Snenton") is a suburb of Nottingham and former civil parish in the Nottingham district, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham city centre to the west, Bakersfield to the n ...

, South Muskham, Southwell, Staythorpe,

Stoke Bardolph Stoke Bardolph is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in the Borough of Gedling, Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census was 170, incre ...

, Sutton on Trent,

Thurgarton Thurgarton is a small Village#United Kingdom, village in rural Nottinghamshire, England. The village is close to Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Southwell, and Newark-on-Trent and still within commuting distance to Nottingham. It is served by Thur ...

, Upton,

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Winkburn Winkburn is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire ...

and Woodborough. Contained within the boundaries of the wapentake are parts of the current

Newark and Sherwood Newark and Sherwood is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also incl ...

district,

borough and the City of Nottingham.

References

Thurgarton Wapentake at Vision of Britain
Ancient subdivisions of Nottinghamshire {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub