Cossall, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Cossall St Catherine church dates from the rebuilding of a former 13th century church on the same site which grew from an original chapelry in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire Ancient parish.

The church has been designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage British listed building

The hamlet of Cossall is one mile east of Ilkeston, Derbyshire and the parish boundary forms part of the county boundary with Derbyshire with its neighbour.

COSSAL (St. Catherine), a parish, in the union of Basford, S. division of the wapentake of Broxtow, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 6½ miles (W. N. W.) from Nottingham; containing 334 inhabitants. The Nottingham canal proceeds through the parish northward, in a serpentine direction; and the river Erewash runs on the west side, separating it from Derbyshire. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the rectory of Wollaton. In the village is an hospital, founded by the ancient family of Willoughby, for four old men and four women.

From: Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 693-696. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50897 Date accessed: 15 August 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Basford 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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