EDWINSTOW, a parish in, the Hatfield division
of the wapentake of BASSETLAW, county of NOTTINGHAM,
2 miles (W. by S.) from Ollerton, comprising the
chapelries of Carburton, Ollerton, and Perlethorpe,
and the townships of Budby and Clipstone, and containing
1753 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage,
in the archdeaconry of Nottingham, and diocese of
York, rated in the king's books at £ 14., and in the patronage
of the Dean of Lincoln. The church, dedicated
to St. Mary, is a large ancient building. There is a
place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists: John
Bellamy, in 1719, bequeathed a school-house and land
for the instruction of eight children: in 1824 it was
taken down and a new house built on the site, at
the expense of Earl Manvers: the income is £10 a
year, and the school is free for all the poor children of
the parish. The principal object of note is the last remnant
of the ancient Forest of Sherwood, celebrated in
ballad story as the scene of the exploits of Robin Hood
and his faithful band of archers, extending for the distance
of three miles and a half from east to north, and
two from north to south.