John Shadrach Piercy

Hundred of Bassetlaw | Derivation of the Town's name | General description

Prefatory observations | Extracts from the Doomsday Book | Public and private grants, &c. chronologically arranged

First establishment of corporations | Recapitulation of ancient grants, charters, &c. | Charter of King James I.

State of the representation | Contested elections | Election of 1826 | List of representatives

Antiquity of the office of bailiff | Aldermen of 1607 | List of bailiffs from 1700 | Present body corporate

Places of public worship | The Parish Church | The Methodist chapel | The Independent Dissenters' chapel

The Free Grammar School | The National School | Sleswicke's hospital | The Alms Houses | The Dorcas Charity

Public buildings, works &c. | The Square, &c. | The Town Hall | The Theatre | The News Room | The Post Office | The Bank | The Workhouse | The bridge | The Broad Stone

The Great North Road | The Deanry of Retford | The Chesterfield Canal | The River Idle | The Cars and Commons

Miscellaneous articles | The Savings' Bank | Mr Holmes' Room | Mr John Hudson's Room | Biographical sketches

West Retford | General description | The Parish Church | Catalogue of the Rectors | Holy Trinity Hospital | The Free School | Baptists' Meeting House | Family of the Denmans

Babworth | General description | The Parish Church | The hamlet of Ranby | The hamlet of Moreton

Ordsall | General description | The hamlet of Thrumpton | Whitehouses | The Parish Church | Catalogue of Rectors

Grove | General description | Castle Hill Wood | The Parish Church | Catalogue of Rectors | Family of the Eyres

Clarborough | General description | The Parish Church | Catalogue of vicars | The hamlet of Bolham | Hamlet of Welham | Hamlets of Moorgate and Spittal-Hill | Hamlet of Little Greenley