Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Parishes

Parish History
GRINGLEY-on-the-Hill (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of East Retford, NorthClay division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 6 miles (E. S. E.) from Bawtry. There are places of worship for Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists.

Additional information:

Gringley-on-the-Hill St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire.

The history of this parish is being researched by the Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project Gringley on the Hill

The Parish church of St Peter and St Paul has been designated a grade II* listed building British listed building

Gringley-on-the-Hill Wikipedia

Monumental Inscriptions: of Beckingham Church Yard, Gringley on the Hill 1777-1993, - then inside the Gringley on the Hill Church the Memorials date from 1787-1960. Article has a Surname Index. Article in Nottinghamshire Family History Soc. Magazine, vol. 132, pages 1-38, FHL Ref. 942.52 D25n

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

From 1837 this parish was within East Retford registration district Certificates may be obtained for post 1837 events : Bassetlaw The Register Office County Council Offices Chancery Lane Retford DN22 6DG Phone:01777 708631 Fax:01777 860667 Email:bassetlawro.cc@nottscc.gov.uk

Church records
Gringley on the Hill St Peter and St Paul

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1682-1921 Marriages 1682-1960 Burials 1678-1901 Bishop’s Transcripts 1627-1842 Nottinghamshire County Council County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online

Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
Nottinghamshire Census

Poor Law Unions
East Retford Poor Law Union,Nottinghamshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Nottinghamshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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