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The Dukeries
- Gaunt, R. A., 'Patrician landscapes and the picturesque in Nottinghamshire c.1750-c.1850', Rural History, 26 (2), 2016, 161-180
- Gray, A., Sherwood Forest and The Dukeries, Chichester: Phillimore, 2008, 150 p.
- Higginbottom, M., Country Houses of Nottinghamshire, Cromwell: Cromwell Press, 1987
- Innes-Smith, R., Sherwood Forest and The Dukeries, Derby: English Life Publications, 1984
- Jacks, L., The Great Houses of Nottinghamshire and the County Families, Nottingham: Bradshaw, 1881
- Jones, P. and Riley, M., The Dukeries: Clumber, Rufford, Welbeck, Thoresby and Worksop Manor on Old Picture Postcards, 'Yesterday's Nottinghamshire' Series, no. 23, Keyworth: Reflections of a Golden Age, 1993, 36 p.
- Rodgers, J., The Scenery of Sherwood Forest, With an Account of Some Eminent People Once Resident There. [Second edition], Unwin, 1908
- Seymour, S., 'Landed estates, the 'spirit of planting' and woodland management in later Georgian Britain: a case study from the Dukeries, Nottinghamshire', in Watkins, C. (editor), European Woods and Forests: studies in cultural history, Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing, 1998, 115-134.
- White, R. (editor), The Dukery Records, Being Notes and Memoranda Illustrative of Nottinghamshire Ancient History Collected During Many Years, by Robert White, of Worksop, Worksop: Robert White, 1904
Clumber
Recommended reading
- Bradbury, D. J., Clumber (Treasures), Mansfield: Wheel Publications, 1988
- Gaunt, R. A., 'Crafting Clumber. The Dukes of Newcastle and the Nottinghamshire landscape', Landscape History, 33(1), 2012, 87-102
- Fletcher, J., Ornament of Sherwood Forest: from ducal estate to public park, Bakewell, Derbyshire: Country Books, 2005, 270 p.
- Hartwell, C., Pevsner, N. and Williamson, E. (with contributions from Elain Harwood), The Buildings of England : Nottinghamshire (2020), 180-185
- Historic England National Heritage List entry for Clumber Park
- Morrison, S., 'The creation of Clumber Park, 1709-1714: the last royal park of Sherwood Forest', Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, 106, 2002, 103-117
- Smith, P., 'The survival of the fittest? Welbeck Abbey and the great houses of Nottinghamshire in the twentieth century', in Airs, M. (editor), The twentieth century great house, Oxford: Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University, 2002, 35-56
- University of Nottingham. Art Gallery and Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The Newcastles of Clumber: A Pictorial and Documentary History of an Important Nottinghamshire Family, Nottingham, 1992
A comprehensive list of books and articles on Clumber and the Dukes of Newcastle can be found on the Nottinghamshire Bibliography online.
Thoresby
Recommended reading
- Hartwell, C., Pevsner, N. and Williamson, E. (with contributions from Elain Harwood), The Buildings of England : Nottinghamshire (2020), 650-653
- Historic England National Heritage List entry for Thoresby Park
- Priestland, P., From Domesday to Dukedom and Beyond: the History of the Pierrepont Family, Radcliffe-on-Trent: Ashbracken, 2010
- Roberts, J., Saving Thoresby Hall, [no place of publication]: Janet Roberts, [2003?]
- Smith, P., 'The survival of the fittest? Welbeck Abbey and the great houses of Nottinghamshire in the twentieth century', in Airs, M. (editor), The twentieth century great house, Oxford: Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University, 2002, 35-56
- Stanley, C. W. N., Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire, the Seat of the Pierrepont Family and Home of Countess Manvers. [Third edition], Derby: English Life Publications, 1978
A comprehensive list of books and articles on Thoresby and the Earls/Dukes of Kingston and Earls Manvers can be found on the Nottinghamshire Bibliography online.
A useful and interesting web-based resource for the history of the Thoresby estate is Ian Gordon Craig's blog, 'Sherwood Forest, Thoresby Park, the Dukeries'.
Welbeck Abbey
Recommended reading
- Bradbury, D. J., Welbeck and the 5th Duke of Portland, Mansfield: Wheel, 1989
- Hartwell, C., Pevsner, N. and Williamson, E. (with contributions from Elain Harwood), The Buildings of England : Nottinghamshire (2020), 678-690
- Historic England National Heritage List entry for Welbeck Abbey Park
- Smith, P., 'Lady Oxford's alterations at Welbeck Abbey 1741-1755', The Georgian Group Journal, XI, 2001, 133-168.
- Smith, P., 'Welbeck Abbey and the 5th Duke of Portland: eccentricity or philanthropy?', in Airs, M. (editor), The Victorian great house, Oxford: Oxford University, Department for Continuing Education, 2000, 147-164
- Smith, P., 'Welbeck Abbey and the 6th Duke of Portland', in Airs, M. (editor), The Edwardian great house, Oxford: University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education, 2000, 77-92.
- Smith, P., 'The survival of the fittest? Welbeck Abbey and the great houses of Nottinghamshire in the twentieth century', in Airs, M. (editor), The twentieth century great house, Oxford: Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University, 2002, 35-56.
- Turberville, A. S., A History of Welbeck Abbey and its Owners, Faber, 1938-1939, 2 volumes
- Worsley, L., ''An Habitation not so Magnificent as Useful': life at Welbeck Abbey in the 17th Century', Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, 107, 2003, 123-143
A comprehensive list of books and articles on Welbeck Abbey and the Dukes of Portland can be found on the Nottinghamshire Bibliography online.
Worksop Manor
Recommended reading
- Baddeley, V., 'The Early Eighteenth Century Landscape Gardens of Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire', Transactions of the Thoroton Society, 100, 1996, [123]-136
- Binney, M., 'Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire', Country Life, 153, 1973, 678-682, 750-753
- Girouard, M., Robert Smythson & the Elizabethan Country House, New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1983
- Hartwell, C., Pevsner, N. and Williamson, E. (with contributions from Elain Harwood), The Buildings of England : Nottinghamshire (2020), 730-733
- Tagg, M., Unregistered Parks & Gardens: Worksop Manor, c.2016 [available from the Bassetlaw District Council website]
A comprehensive list of books and articles on Worksop Manor and the Earls of Shrewsbury and the Dukes of Norfolk can be found on the Nottinghamshire Bibliography online.