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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushcliffe like this:
RUSHCLIFFE, a wapentake in the S of Notts; cut into two divisions, N and S; and containing 11 parishes and parts of 2 others in the N div., and 16 in the S div. Acres, 21, 593 and 22, 340. Pop. in 1851, 6, 243 and 6,034; in 1861, 11, 777. Houses, 2, 630.
Rushcliffe is now part of RUSHCLIFFE District. Click here for graphs and data of how RUSHCLIFFE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rushcliffe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17343
Date accessed: 17th February 2026
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