Rolleston is a small

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and

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by the

River Greet The River Greet is a small river in Nottinghamshire, England. Rising close to the village of Kirklington, the Greet flows in a southeasterly direction past Southwell and Rolleston to meet the River Trent at Fiskerton. Hydrology The river ha ...

(a tributary of the

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), a few miles from Southwell not far from the Trent and about southwest of Newark. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 312, increasing to 342 at the 2021 census. It has a church dedicated to the

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. It lies close to the railway line between

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and

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with a

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serving the village and Southwell as well as the nearby

Southwell Racecourse Southwell Racecourse ( , ) is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located east of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of only six racecourses in the UK to have an all-weather track and is one of three courses in the UK with a Tapet ...

. According to ''White's Directory of Nottinghamshire'', published in 1853, the parish

"contains the two townships of Rolleston and Fiskerton, which contain together 583 inhabitants and 2,583a 3r 23p of rich loamy land, of which 280 inhabitants and are in Rolleston and 303 inhabitants and 998a 3r 7p are in Fiskerton, which is included in the Southwell division of Thurgarton hundred. Rolleston is a pleasant village east by south of Southwell, bounded on the south and east by the Trent, and intersected by the River Greet. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, with a tower and four bells. The living, a vicarage, is valued in the King's books at £10 1s 3d, now £246. The Chapter of Southwell are patrons, and the Rev. Robert Fowler incumbent. The vicarage, a neat brick house near the church, was built in 1844. John Henry Manners Sutton Esq. M.P. is lessee of the great tithe, under the Chapter of Southwell, lord of the manor, and principal owner. The poor have the interest of £130, bequeathed by Sir Thomas Lodge, Diana Gibson, Luke Williamson and Nicholas Kirkby."F. White "Directory of Nottinghamshire" (Sheffield, 1853)

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Rolleston – The Village of Little Kate Greenaway
in: Arthur Mee, ''The King's England: Nottinghamshire'', Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1938
Parish council information page at Newark and Sherwood District Council website
{{authority control Newark and Sherwood Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire

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