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MARKET TOWNS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (from SDUK Penny Cyclopedia)

Calverton, Sutton Bonnington and Hucknall-Torkard in 1839

At Calverton (population 1196), in the southern division of Thurgarton wapentake, between Nottingham and Southwell, nearly 300 men are engaged in the hosiery and lace manufacture ; at Sutton Bonnington, in the southern division of Rushcliffe wapentake, nearly 100 ; and at Hucknall-Torkard (population 2200), in the northern division of Broxtow wapentake, between Nottingham and Mansfield, upwards of 300.