Ever Ton Parish
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EVl!!RTON PARiSH• • 339 The Express from Lincoln to The Hope from Sheffield to Doncaster, at ;i p. 9 mg. ret. 5 Gainsbro', at~ bef. 7 mg. ret. ac· evemng.• cording to tide • EVERTON PARISH Comprises the two townships of Everton and Scaflw&rth, the former of which contains about 3500 acres, and the latter 1049A. 3a. 3-!P. It is skirted on three sides by the river Idle, and extends westward from l\Iisson Car to Bawtry, and south ward to the parishes of Clayworth and Mattersea. The eastern part of it has a bed of clay, noted for making excellent bricks and tiles, and the western side, near the river, has a fine tract of rich sandy land. The population of the whole parish, which is included in the lihe,rty of Southwell and Scrooby~ amounted in 1831, to 792 souls, living in 176 houses. The common land in Everton was enclosed in 1760, and in Scaftworth in 1773. The rect01·ial tithes of the new enclosures in Everton township were commuted for an allotment of 225A. 2R. 8P. given to Lord Charles Cavendish, who was then the impropriator. At the same time the vicarial tithes of the whole parish were redeemed bv two allotments of 90 acres in Everton and 15 acres in Scaft worth, besides ten acres of old glebe. The great tithes are still paid on all the old enclosures in the parish, and also on tbe new enclosures in Scaftworth. \Vm. Walton, Esq. of Stockwith, is now the impropriator. The CHARITIES belonging to this parish are £1. 6s. 8d. to the poor of E\'erton, and 13s. 4d. to those of Scaftworth, to be paid yearly out of Stonehills farm, donor unknown; an annuity of 10s. out of an estate belonging to J. 'Valker, Esq.; and 5s. yearly left by Robert Ducklin, in 1721, out of a house belong ing to the VIcar, for the poor of E\'erton ; and £100 left in 1800, by Elizabeth Ella, who directed half of the interest to be given to poor married lying-in women, and the remainder to be paid for the education of poor girls of Everton, where a school has been built by subscription. EvERTON is a good village three miles E.S.E. of Bawtry, on the Gainsbro' road. The ch~t1·ch is dedicated to the Holy Tri nity, in consequence of which the village feast is held on Tri nity Sunday. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's books at £7. 2s. 2d. The Rev. Robert Evans, l\J.A. is the incumbent, and John Hall, Esq. of Hull, is the patron, having purchased the advowson of the Duke of Devonshire, wbg has sold all his property in this parish to various proprietors. 'The Archbishop of York is lord of the manor, but of the soi-L no less than l095A. 3R. 38P. belongs to Magnus's charity, be queathed for the weal of Newark, and 233A. 3a, OP. to Clerk-.