Alverton
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| Alverton shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK7942 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG13 |
| Dialling code | 01949 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Alverton is a hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, part of the Newark and Sherwood district. It is joined by the neighbouring parish of Kilvington to form an area for a parish meeting. It contains 22 houses and is surrounded by farmland. The River Devon and its tributary the Winter Beck run along its eastern border. The population is included in the civil parish of Staunton, Notts.
There is a Montessori nursery school at Staunton-in-the Vale (1.6 miles, 2.6 km), primary schools at Orston (2.1 miles, 3.4 km) and Bottesford (3.6 miles, 5.8 km), and secondary schools at Bingham (7.3 miles, 11.7 km), Bottesford and Newark-on-Trent (7.5 miles, 12 km).
Alverton has no shops or places of worship. The nearest Anglican church is St Mary's at Staunton and the nearest Methodist church at Long Bennington (3.8 miles, 6.1 km). The nearest shopping centres are Bingham and Newark. The closest pubs are the Staunton Arms at Staunton and the Durham Ox at Orston.
There are two buses between Newark and in one case Shelton and the other Bottesford. These run only on Wednesdays and Fridays. The nearest train service is at Bottesford railway station on the Nottingham–Grantham line.
Alverton historically formed part of Kilvington parish in Newark wapentake. It appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Alvretun and Alvritun. The township was recorded in 1832 as having only 16 inhabitants. It had been enclosed in 1806. The Lord of the Manor was given as Rev. Dr. Staunton, and the "two farmers" as Robert Cross and Charles Neale. In 1870–72 it had seven houses and a population of 40.
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