Location

Tollerton is located just South of Nottingham in the UK.

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History

Tollerton Village has a long history. It is mentioned in the Doomsday Book as a manor called Roclaveston. Later this became Torlaston and later still Tollerton. Tollerton Hall was the manorial home and was rebuilt in about 1820 with the addition of gothic towers and a cloister that communicates with St. Peter's church. Tollerton Hall has had several changes of owner and use in recent years, most recently being a boarding school and then the base of a major insurance group.

"Tollerton is a small, picturesque village and parish, upon a pleasant declivity, 4½ miles wouth by east of Nottingham, containing 157 inhabitants and 1,240 acres of land. It was enclosed many years ago and no allotment was made in lieu of tithes. In Doomsday Book this manor is called Roclaveston, and afterwards Torlaston, and was of the fees of Roger de Busli and Roger Pietavensis. As early as the reign of Edward II, it was possessed by the Barry family whose heiress, about 1560, called it in marriage to Richard Pendock, from whom was descended the late lord and owner Pendock B. Barry Esq., at whose death it became the property of Mrs Susannah Davis, who resides at "The Hall", which was rebuilt about 30 years ago, in imitation of the gothic, with towers, turrets &c., and with a cloister that communicates with the church. The grounds are very extensive, and beautifully ornamented with shrubs, and contains a fine sheet of water with a woody island. The new gateway, and the lodge near it, together with the bridge, assimilate with the surrounding scenery." [White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853]

Manuscripts of interest are deposited in the University of Nottingham Library.

You can view a copy of the 1883 local map online at the OS Landmark website. This shows many of the landmarks and buildings still around today.

Tollerton Airport

Tollerton airfield is a distinctive landmark. You can read about the history and see pictures on the Old Airfields website.