Bingham Wapentake

Map showing the Bingham wapentake

Bingham was a wapentake (equivalent to a hundred) of the historic county of Nottinghamshire, England. It was in the south east of the county, to the south of the River Trent, covering the parishes of Adbolton, Aslockton, Bingham, Car Colston, Clipston on the Wolds, Colston Bassett, Cotgrave, Cropwell Bishop, Cropwell Butler, East Bridgford, Elton, Flintham, Gamston, Granby, Hawksworth, Hickling, Holme Pierrepont, Kinoulton, Kneeton, Langar cum Barnstone, Lodge on the Wolds, Normanton-on-the-Wolds, Orston, Owthorpe, Plumtree, Radcliffe on Trent, Saxondale, Scarrington, Screveton, Shelford, Thoroton, Tithby, Tollerton, Upper Broughton, West Bridgford, Whatton and Wiverton Hall.

Contained within the boundaries of the wapentake are the eastern parts of the current Rushcliffe Borough.

The original meeting place of the wapentake was on the Toot Hill ridge, west of Bingham.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Valerie Henstock, Structural Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway: Bingham

• Bingham Wapentake at Vision of Britain

Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire
Unitary authorities	Nottingham
Boroughs or districts	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Rushcliffe
Major settlements	Arnold Beeston Bingham Calverton Carlton Cotgrave Eastwood Harworth Hucknall Kimberley Kirkby-in-Ashfield Mansfield Newark Nottingham Ollerton Rainworth Retford Ruddington Stapleford Southwell Sutton-in-Ashfield West Bridgford Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
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