Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire

Description
Holme Pierrepont, a township and a parish in Notts, on the river Trent, 1 1/2 mile SW of Ratcliffe railway station, and 4 1/2 miles E by S of Nottingham, containing the hamlets of Holme Lane and Adbolton, and parts of the hamlet of Lamcote and the township of Basingfield. Post town, Nottingham; money order and telegraph office, Ratcliffe. Acreage, 2197 of land and 48 of water; population, 211. The manor belonged formerly to the Pierreponts, Dukes of Kingston, and belongs now to Earl Manvers. Holme Pierrepont Hall, a large Gothic mansion, is one of the seats of Earl Manvers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; net value, , £537 with residence. Patron, Earl Manvers. The church is ancient, was restored in 1878, comprises nave, chancel, and aisle, with tower and lofty spire, and includes a magnificent mortuary chapel containing numerous monuments of the Pierreponts and the Manverses. There are some small charities.