. The history and antiquities of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham; containing the whole of Thoroton's account of that place, and all that is valuable in Deering. otulorum ofthe County of Rutland. TITLES—George Finch, Earl of Winchelfca, Earl of Nottingham, Vifcount Maid-ftone, Baron Fitzherbert ot Eaftwel, Baron Finch of Daventry, and a Baronet. Chief Seats of this Nobleman are:— Burley in the county of Rutland, Ramfiion in the county of Buckinghamfhire, andEafttvel in the county of Kent. SECTION VL Ihe Prefent State. N. OTTINGHAM flands upon a fandy rock, and is one of the centra
. The history and antiquities of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham; containing the whole of Thoroton's account of that place, and all that is valuable in Deering. otulorum ofthe County of Rutland. TITLES—George Finch, Earl of Winchelfca, Earl of Nottingham, Vifcount Maid-ftone, Baron Fitzherbert ot Eaftwel, Baron Finch of Daventry, and a Baronet. Chief Seats of this Nobleman are:— Burley in the county of Rutland, Ramfiion in the county of Buckinghamfhire, andEafttvel in the county of Kent. SECTION VL Ihe Prefent State. N. OTTINGHAM flands upon a fandy rock, and is one of the central large Townsof England. Its fite, in the County, is on the fouth-weft borders of the ancient foreftofShirewood. It is watered by the little river Leen, a flream which pafTes into theTrent, navigable before the Conqueft, Nottingham, from the bridge, which fpans the trent, forms a bold and majeftic view annexed, was taken on the banks of the river trent, near the bridge ; fromwhich the reader, unacquainted with the profpeft, will form his own judgment of thepropriety of the aflTertion. In the early pages of this hiftory, we have fpoken of its an-tiquity,. SEC. VI.] OF THE TOWN OF NOTTINGHAMl ITT tiquity, we fhall now particularize its prefent ftate under various Iieadi:—beginning?with the civil government, and in feveral inftances make confiderable quotations fromDeerings book, applicable to our own. It has been noticed early in thefe pages, that the Peverel Court, which was of ancientinftitution, and of great jurifdiction, was held in Nottingham, in a chapel dedicated toSt. James, and that this town was within its jurifdiftion till the 9th of Edward II.—The other places of the county, over which it hadjurifdiftion, are as follow :— Nomina Villarum infra Honor em PEVEREL in Comit. Noit. Adbolton p. fe et cum Cothinftock. Aldefworth alias Arfworth. Annefley. Afpley. Arnold. Adinburgh. Aflert de Heywood in Foreft. de Sherwood. Albodton. Aram alias Averham alia
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