Hoveringham

Hoveringham is a small village in Nottinghamshire about convert|10|mi|km northeast of Nottingham and on the west side of the River Trent, just off the A612 trunk road to Southwell. The adjacent area has extensive sand and gravel deposits which have been quarried there for many years.

Hoveringham gravel

"Gravel extraction was started in this area in 1939, by the Hoveringham Gravel company, which was taken over in 1982 by Tarmac. The Hoveringham Gravel Company used to have a mammoth as their logo on their lorries as a celebration of the finding of mammoth remains in their workings." [ [http://www.nottmbirds.org.uk/NBWsites/Hoveringham.html Hoveringham Bird site ] ]

Historical

Hoveringham "is a pleasant village and parish near the Trent, between Nottingham and Newark, five miles (8 km) south by west of Southwell. Its parish comprises 408 inhabitants and convert|850|acre|km2 of land. Near the village there was once a ferry across the Trent to Kneeton. In the reign on Henry III it was possessed by Hugh de Hoveringham, and afterwards passed to the Goushill family, by whom a great part of the estate was given to Thurgarton Priory, from which it passed to Trinity College, Cambridge, which has since received other lands in lieu of the tithes. This parish was tithe free for upwards of 70 years until 1851, when four shillings per acre was laid on as tithe, but it is the opinion of all the freeholders that it is not legal. In 1795, many old writings and documents which were deposited in the church were destroyed by the great flood. It is supposed that the writings belonging to the land which was set apart in lieu of the tithes were amongst them. Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., is lessee of the manorial rights, and of convert|647|acre|km2 of college land, which was held by the Cooper family, from the time of the Reformation till 1830. There are about 20 freeholders in the parish.The church is a small, ancient structure, dedicated to St. Michael, and is in the patronage of the same college. It is a perpetual curacy, was valued at £60, and is annexed to that of Thurgarton." [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Hoveringham/index.html White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853]

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External links

* [http://www.nottmbirds.org.uk/NBWsites/Hoveringham.html Brief History of Hoveringham gravel extraction and pictures]
* [http://www.igreens.org.uk/gunthorpe5.jpgExample of the exposed mudstones, sand and gravel deposits of the Trent valley]
* [http://www.hoveringham.org.uk Village web site; use for information]