fɹˈænsɪs wˈaɪtz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹi ʌv nˈɑːɾɪŋˌæmʃɚ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd fˈɑːɹndən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː æz fˈɑːloʊz: "fˈɑːɹndən ɪz ɐ wˈɛl bˈɪlt vˈɪlɪdʒ ænd pˈæɹɪʃ ɔnðə tɹˈɛnt, tˈuː mˈaɪlz θɹˈiː kˌeɪˈɛm wˈɛstsˈaʊθwˈɛst ʌv nˈuːɚk, ænd kəntˈeɪnz fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ænd ʌv lˈænd, mˈoʊstli fɹˈiːhoʊld, ɐ smˈɔːl pˈɑːɹt kˈɑːpɪhˌoʊld ænd lˈiːshoʊld.
Francis White's Directory of Nottinghamshire described Farndon in 1853 as follows: "Farndon is a well built village and parish on the Trent, 2 miles (3 km) west-south-west of Newark, and contains 590 inhabitants and  of land, mostly freehold, a small part copyhold and leasehold.