Most of the oldest properties in the village cluster around the Hall and Church. Many were originally cottages for the workers on the Tollerton Estate and their families and were…
Tollerton (Notts) Village History Group Posts
Introduction Many will know that there are two villages in England called Tollerton although they are about 100 miles apart. One is situated in North Yorkshire and the other is…
We published our book ‘Tollerton: A Village History’ in 2015. After 2 print runs the history group decided not to invest in a third print run but to upload the…
We received a book via Vernon Birkinshaw that was used for the Tollerton Clothing Club. The initial date inside the book is 1904. A clothing club was one in which…
The Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee and invited the Country to have a picnic together. The date was Sunday 5th June 2022. We were all prepared to celebrate at Hunter’s…
Introduction In the past families were far more self-sufficient particularly in terms of food provisions and everyday items. Residents were also far more in tune with seasonal crops and, in…
Written by Peter Brooker including some detail his father, Albert Brooker, had put together for an article in the Tollerton News in 1994. My father, Albert Brooker came from a…
There are two distinct differences between Russell’s Farm and the other former Tollerton Hall Estate farms. One is its location being somewhat detached from the old village and all the…
On looking through the mountains of information we have collected for the history, we found some more recollections from Mike Connelly (see this link for the original piece added to…