Darlton

Coordinates: 53°15′N 0°50′W / 53.25°N 0.84°W / 53.25; -0.84

Darlton
Darlton  Darlton shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	102 [1]
OS grid reference	SK773735
District	Bassetlaw
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG22
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Darlton is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the A57 road about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Tuxford.

The Church of England parish church of St Giles is 12th century and is in the Transitional style. In 1855 it was heavily restored by the architect T.C. Hine.^[2]

Kingshaugh House was originally a hunting lodge built to serve the eastern Le Clay division of Sherwood Forest. It was fortified with earthworks in a rebellion of 1196 against King John. A new lodge was built in 1210-11 at a cost of £550 but was abandoned after 1217. The present Kingshaugh House is a late 17th century farmhouse that appears to incorporate some masonry from the lodge.^[3]

Darlton is the birthplace of Charles Read (1604–1669), who became a wealthy shipper in Kingston upon Hull. In 1667 Read founded a grammar school and a set of almshouses at Drax in Yorkshire. When Read died, his will founded further grammar schools at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire and Corby Glen in Lincolnshire.

The city had become synonymous with the fan made nickname Darlton (a blending of the Lost creators' names Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse).^[4]

References

1. ^ "Area:Darlton CP (Parish)"
2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 111-112. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
3. ^ http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/kingshaugh.htm
4. ^ http://forum.thefuselage.com/showthread.php?p=1326892

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