Issue 15          April 2006

 

 

THIS IS YOUR INVITE

Stanton on the Wolds Annual parish meeting Wednesday May 10^th 2006 at 7pm in the parish church

This is your annual opportunity to air your views on any parish matter. Although chaired by the Chairman of the Parish Council, the meeting is not a Council one, but a meeting of all Local Government Electors in the area.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME STILL ON THE UP

The well-established Neighbourhood Watch Scheme for Stanton on the Wolds continues to be a lively organisation and meetings are held in the Golf Club House periodically. The Stanton scheme welcomes members of Neighbourhood Watch groups in Keyworth to its meetings and at the last gathering about half of the seventy or so people attending were from our neighbouring village. The actual Stanton scheme has been extended down to the first dozen or so houses on Nicker Hill sand now there are plans to further extend the area covered by the village group.

HISTORY BOOK HOPE – READY FOR CHRISTMAS

Residents in Stanton on the Wolds could have a novel, free Christmas present this year – a village history book. Plans by the Parish Council to publish the book have taken several steps forward and local resident Mr Alan Hunt has been appointed as compiler and editor for the book, likely to be 36 or 40 pages in size and to include a number of photographs. It is hoped the book will be published before the end of the year thus making it an ideal Christmas gift to everyone. The parish council would hope to have a ceremony of some sort to launch the publication which is believed to be going to cost in the region of £1500. Grants sort: Included in the contents of the book will be items on the history of the parish church as well as the village itself. Applications for a grant towards the cost of the publication have been made by the council and local Notts Count Council member, Coun. John Cottee has come forward with a £1000 cheque from his authority. A large amount of photographs and material has already been collected and one of the first tasks of Mr Hunt will be to decide what goes into the publication. Mr Hunt, a member of the Local History Group in the village would welcome any items for use in the book, news or pictures and can be contacted at his home at Hillcrest on Melton Road.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORK FOR VILLAGE SIGN AREA

Rushcliffe Borough Council are to undertake an environment improvement scheme on land at the junction of Browns Lane and Stanton Lane around the area of the village sign. The work follows a request for it by the parish council and it is expected it will take place shortly.

FEBRUARY CRIME FREE MONTH

Figures published by the police show that during February there were no crimes reported in Stanton on the Wolds. There was one crime in Normanton; the theft of a trailer from a lay-by on the A606.

PUBLIC INVITED TO PLAY A PART

The parish council are anxious to encourage participation by the public in their meetings and include an item on every agenda which gives the opportunity to make comments. Clerk, Mike Elliott, says that more and more councils now make regular provision for residents to take part in the meetings and at Stanton they are pleased to echo this effort to increase interest in their work.

PLANNING DECISIONS BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL

06/00033/OUT : Mr Brown; erect one dwelling (outline application) at 143 Browns Lane. Refuse outline planning permission.

06/00080/FUL: Mr Silgram; erect detached house following demolition of existing bungalow with new vehicular access; 178 Melton Road. A decision is awaited from Rushcliffe Borough Council.

06/0288/AGRIC: Mr & Mrs McLaren; formation access track on part of OS field 6445; Browns Lane. A decision is awaited from Rushcliffe Borough Council.

06/00294/FUL: Mr & Mrs Kirk; conversion and extension of part of dwelling to form additional dwelling at Stanton Lodge, Thurlby Lane. A decision is awaited from Rushcliffe Borough Council.

 Bits and bobs

Collections at Keyworth Parish Church in aid of the Kashmir earthquake disaster raised £788.Rushcliffe Borough Council are to instigate a scheme to refurbish the land at the corner of Stanton Lane and Browns Lane and on which the village sign stands. The work will be done in 2006/2007 year.

The parish council have asked Notts County Council to give attention to the grass verges on Browns Lane and Stanton Lane and they have promised to undertake work during April.

Advice Centre sessions are held at the Methodist Church on Selby Lane at Keyworth each Friday from 2pm to 4pm and Mondays 7pm to 9pm when free confidential advice is available. Phone number is 937 4000

YOUR LOCAL POLICE BEAT MANAGER:

Is PC Emma Thacker whose work mobile phone number is 07753 309748 Emma may also be contacted at Keyworth Police Contact Point on 01159 455 999 ext.6271. Beat surgeries are held at Keyworth Library on April 6^th (10-11am), May12th (1-2pm), June 8^th (10-11am) and July 13^th (10-11am).

YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

Stanton on the Wolds Parish Church: associate Priest-Rev Trevor Kirkman, tel 01664 822270.

Catholic Church, Willowbrook: Fr Gregory Tobin, tel 0115 981 4271.

Methodists: Rev Peter Green, tel 0115 921 2146.

Baptists: Rev Neil Brighton, tel 0115 914 7449.

United Reformed: Rev Chris Ford, tel 0115 937 5086.

SLOW PROGRESS ON SPEED PETITION

Progress on the speed petition submitted by the parish council with the support of  County Councillor John Cottee to Notts County Council is facing slow progress. In a letter to the parish council Councillor Cottee advises that he has made further attempts to speed up the process and a survey is currently awaited to see if a solution could be found on the ongoing speeding problem.

The Norman Conquest and Stanton on the Wolds

By Alan  and Val Hunt

Details of the village before the Norman Conquest are sketchy with few written records surviving from this period. It is known that 8 bovates of land were being taxed to the Danegeld. Two Saxons named Stori and Frane held land in the village at this time. Stori also held  land in Gotham, Normanton on Soar and Sutton (Bonington) whilst Frane also held land in Keyworth, Clifton, Lamcote and Markham. These Saxons were either  dispossessed or became sub-tenants, their lands being apportioned out to several Normans including the Count of Mortain, Roger de Busli and William Peverel. At the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086 the village was known as “Stantune”.

Robert, Count of Mortain held lands at  Newthorpe, Broxtowe, Normanton on Soar, Sutton Bonington, Gotham, Leake, Keyworth and Stanton on the Wolds. The Domesday Survey  records his two holdings in the village thus: “In Stantun Stori had 3 ½ bovates of land assessed to the geld. There is land for 1 plough. Alvred the count’s man has 1 plough and 6 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 20 acres of meadow. In King Edward’s time it was worth 40 shillings now it is worth 20 shillings. In the same Stantun, Frane had 1 bovate of land and 3 parts of one bovate assessed to the geld. There is land for half a plough. 3 villeins have now 1 plough.”

The greatest of the Nottinghamshire Norman land owners was Roger de Busli who came from Bully le Vicompte near Neufchatel in Seine Inferieure. This Roger de Busli held land in at least 114 of the Nottinghamshire villages. He built the castle at Tickhill in Yorkshire and founded Blyth Priory,  however he seldom came to England and died towards the end of the reign of William Rufus (1060-1088) when his lands reverted to the crown. The ‘Survey’ records his holding in the village as : “In Stantune there is half a bovate of land assessed to the geld. There 1 villein has 5 ploughing oxen.”

William Peverel  occurs early in the history of the Norman conquest being another major land owner in Nottinghamshire having tenants in 58 villages. He mainly held the west of the shire including virtually the whole of Broxtowe, Clifton and the outlying Wolds including part of Stanton. He was entrusted with  Nottingham Castle in 1068 and for the founding of a House of Cluniac Monks at Lenton Priory in the shadow of Nottingham Castle. His entry in the ‘Survey’ says: “In Stantun there is 2 bovates and the fourth part of 1 bovate assessed to the geld. There is land for 2 ploughs. There are 4 sochmen and 1 villein and 1 bordar having 3 ploughs. There William has in demesne 1 plough and 2 acres of meadow.”

 There is no mention in the Domesday Survey of either a priest or a church in Stanton. This is not surprising as very few of the surrounding villages had churches either. Bradmore, Costock, Edwalton, Gotham, Hickling, Keyworth, Kinoulton, Normanton, Rempstone, Ruddington, Upper Broughton, Widmerpool and Willoughby were also churchless. Wilford had a priest but no church whilst Bunny, Cotgrave, Leake, Plumtree and Wysall had both priest and church. The tax value of the village dropped from 40 shillings in the time of Edward the Confessor to 20 shillings. A fall in collection rates of between a third to a half was a fairly common occurrence across the land being blamed on the stern remorseless policies of confiscation, massacre and devastation by the disciplined troops of William the Conqueror towards Saxon uprisings. It has been estimated that a third of the Saxon population were swept from the land.

CALLING ALL READERS

We would welcome an input into this newsletter from any resident in the parish. Items for inclusion can be Emailed to elliottnews@btconnect.com

Thought for the month

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people