Ratcliffe on Soar

The Library at Nottingham will prove useful in your research.

Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of some ot the Gravestones at Ratcliffe on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2008.

• The parish was in the Castle Donington sub-district of the Shardlow Registration District.
   
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
   

• The church was built of stone in the Early English and Decorated styles. The core fabric dates from the 13th Century to the 15th Century. The tower appears to be from the 13th Century.
   
• The Anglican parish church was originally dedicated to Saint Mary.
   
• Between 1832 and 1840 the church was re-dedicated to The Holy Trinity.
   
• In 1743 divine service was performed once every Sunday and Holy Communion was administered four times a year to about ten communicants (out of 50 in the parish).
   
• The church was partially restored in 1891.
   
• Further restoration work on the church fabric was carried out in 1915-16. Lord Belper and the Diocesan Church Extension Society funded the work.
   
• In 1990 there was extensive pointing and repairs to the church spire at which time the weathercock was repaired and renovated and the roof timbers were treated for beetle and rot.
   
• Bill HENERSON has a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2004.
   
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2011.
   
• And John SLATER also has a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2013.
   

• the church was in the rural deanery of West Bingham.
   
• The parish register is in good condition and dates from 1597.

• The parish was in the Castle Donington sub-district of the Shardlow Registration District.
   
• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
   

This village and parish lie on the River Soar not far from the Midlands Airport, not far from the Leicestershire border. Kingston-on-Soar is just to the south. The parish covers about 1,200 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A453 arterial south out of Nottingham. This road passes just to the north of the village.
   
• There is a railway near the village, but the author was unable to find scheduled passenger service.
   
• Richard VINCE however, has a photograph of the Railway station at night on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2015.
   
• the parish has had a shuttle service to and from the East Midlands Airport. Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Shuttle Bus Service on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2009.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ratcliffe on Soar to another place.

Paul HARROP has a photograph of the Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station Cooling towers on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2016. These towers are a regional landmark because they can be seen for miles. The power station opened in 1968.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK494289 (Lat/Lon: 52.855336, -1.267808), Ratcliffe on Soar which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

The War Memorial is in the parish church on the north wall of the nave. It is a Roll of Honour of all who served, with those who were killed marked by a red cross.

These are the men from the parish who died in WWI:

These are the other names listed on the War Memorial who survived WWI:

1. Bloodworth, C., K.O.S.L.I.
2. Elliott, C.H.B., Leicesters.
3. Elliott, C.D., Can: Eng:
4. Elliott, G.T., Can: Mtd: Rfls:
5. Garrat, A.J., R. A. F.
6. Grundy, J.
7. Hallam, T., Can: Rail Op. Co.
8. Middleton, J., 7th Leicesters
9. Moore, A.H., 15th L:Arm:C:Baty
10. Moore, F., 52nd Bn: K.O.Y.L.I.
11. Mott, W., 3rd Sher. For.
12. Newsome, C., 18th K. R. Rifles
13. Newsome, D., 8th K. R. Rifles
14. Simon, T., R. A. F.
15. Small, W., Army Service Corps
16. Wilson, W., R. Garrison Art.

• This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• The parish was in the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake (Hundred) in the southern division of the county.
   
• The citizens of this parish have elected to forgo a formal Parish Council and have instead decided to have Parish Meetings to discuss civic and political issues.
   
• District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
   

• The parish had an annual charity of £12 10s for clothing for the poor.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Shardlow Poorlaw Union.
   

Year	Population
1801	156
1811	169
1821	168
1831	177
1841	224
1851	146
1871	151
1881	146
1891	135
1901	142

In 1852 a National School was created here by Lord HOWE.

A School Committee was formed of six members in July, 1903.

Andrew ABBOTT has a photograph of the Old School House on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2020.