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An exceptional series of records from the Thoresby estate, owners of the manor of Laxton from 1640 to 1952, is held by The University of Nottingham. On display will be a copy of a magnificent coloured map of Laxton dating from 1862. Supplemented by material from other collections, including manor court records and photographs of modern-day Laxton, this exhibition highlights aspects of farming life in Laxton. It is a story which illuminates agricultural routines and processes which have long since disappeared from similar villages in the Midlands.