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A616 Road
The A616 is a road that links Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, to the M1 motorway at Junction 30, then reappears at Junction 35A and goes on to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The road originally ran continuously from Newark to Huddersfield, via Sheffield city centre. The section of route between the M1 Junction 30 and Sheffield was re-numbered A6135, and the route north-west of Sheffield largely renumbered the A6102. Route Newark to Barlborough Similar to the A57, this section of the road is used to connect traffic heading to and from West and South Yorkshire with routes for the A1 to the south-east. The advantages of the A616 are that it is less well known than the A57 as a through-route and does not pass through large centres of population. It starts in the south at the busy roundabout with the A617 and A46 (Newark bypass), known as the Cattle Market Island. This is the third position of its southern terminus. When the A1 ran through Newark, before July 1964, it met the A1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent () or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses the town on the line of the ancient Great North Road (Great Britain), Great North Road. The town's origins are likely to be Roman Britain, Roman, as it lies on a major Roman road, the Fosse Way. It grew up around Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, Newark Castle, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, St Mary Magdalene church and later developed as a centre for the wool and cloth trades. In the English Civil War, it was besieged by Roundheads, Parliamentary forces and Relief of Newark, relieved by Cavaliers, Royalist forces under Prince Rupert. Newark has a marketplace lined with many historical buildings and one of its most notable landmarks is Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, St Mary Magdalene church with its towering spire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between its northern terminus at and southern terminus at . The key towns and cities of , , , , and are on the line. The line is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain running broadly parallel to the A1 road. The main line acts as a 'spine' for several diverging branches, serving destinations such as Cambridge, , , and , all with direct services to London. In addition, a few ECML services extend beyond Edinburgh to serve other Scottish destinations, such as , , , or . The line was built during the 1840s by three railway companies, the North British Railway, the North Eastern Railway, and the Great Northern Railway. In 1923, the Railways Act 1921 led to their amalgamation to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and the line became its primary route. The LNER competed with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) for long-distance passenger traffic between London and Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufford, Nottinghamshire
Rufford, in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, is the site of two villages whose inhabitants were evicted in the 12th century. Cistercian monasteries were established and the monks wished to ensure their isolation. The area is centred around Rufford Abbey, a large country estate, and adjacent Rufford Country Park, a leisure amenity run by Nottinghamshire County Council. The population count was 536 residents at the 2021 census. A small portion of Bilsthorpe village falls across the eastern boundary. Other local features include Clipstone forest which is part of the Sherwood Pines Forest Park. There is also a holiday village to the north of the parish. Mill and ford Rufford Mill ford is located within the settlement on Rufford Lane. The mill pond is fed by Rainworth Water. Rufford Lane was closed to through-traffic by Nottinghamshire County Council in December 2022, at a point near to the old mill, using a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO), partly due to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eakring
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census. There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century. The village's name is of Old Norse origin: ''eik-hringr'', which means "the circle of oak trees". Geography The village lies between the A617 and the A616 roads between Ollerton and Southwell. Dukes Wood to the south is situated on the top of an escarpment, giving good views over the Trent valley to the east and towards Southwell to the south. Clouds formed by the Cottam Power Station were previously seen on clear days to the northeast. A steep hill descends into the village from the south, on which the road passes a large residential training centre for National Grid plc. Heritage The village pub is the ''Savile Arms'' in Bilsthorpe Road. The Robin Hood Way, a long-distance footpath that passes through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellow, Nottinghamshire
Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 444, increasing to 470 at the 2011 census, but falling slightly to 463 at the 2021 census. It has a village green and a maypole, which is still in use. The parish church of St Swithin is 12th century, which was restored, with a new chancel, in 1878–9. On the east and south sides of the village are the remains of a defensive ditch, which originally encircled the village. To the south is the deserted medieval village of Grimston, which now forms part of the Manor of Wellow. To the north east is Jordan Castle, a Norman ringwork consisting of a circular earthwork surrounded by a bank and ditch. Wellow also has, in Wellow Park, the largest remaining example of ash-wych elm woodland in Nottinghamshire. History of The Lordship of the Manor of Wellow The manors of Wellow and Grimston have anciently been held by the lords of Jordon Castle, and the lords of the manor of Wellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ompton
Ompton is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England, three miles south-east of Ollerton. It is in the civil parish of Ompton. The population count was 52 at the 2021 census. Kneesall lies to the southwest, and Wellow to the north west. It has a red-brick chapel of 1860. About half a mile to the west is a water pumping station Pumping stations, also called pumphouses, are public utility buildings containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are critical in a variety of infrastructure systems, such as water supply, Land reclamation, ..., built 1965–1968 as a tiled pyramid on a glazed plinth. References External links Parish council details at Newark and Sherwood District Council website Newark and Sherwood {{authority control Hamlets in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwell, Nottinghamshire
Norwell is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish about from Newark-on-Trent, in central Nottinghamshire, England. The population (including Norwell Woodhouse) at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census was 490, this declined to 470 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. It is close to the border with Lincolnshire and the River Trent, and lies approximately from the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road and from the East Coast Main Line. History Early history "Nortwelle" is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086; it then had a church, a priest and a watermill. The parish consists of Norwell, Norwell Woodhouse, and the now deserted village of Willoughby. For nearly a thousand years the parish of Norwell was owned by the church. Rents from land and houses were used to finance three Prebends of Southwell, canons (or prebendaries) of Southwell. The canons were the principal landlords and lived in moated manor houses: Overhall, Palishall and Tertia Pars. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxton, Nottinghamshire
Laxton is a small village in the civil parish of Laxton and Moorhouse in the England, English county of Nottinghamshire, situated about 25 miles northeast of Nottingham city centre. The population of the civil parish (including Moorhouse, Nottinghamshire, Moorhouse) at the 2021 census (United Kingdom), 2021 census was 251. Laxton is best known for having the last remaining working open field system in the United Kingdom. Its name is recorded first in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Laxintone, and may come from Anglo-Saxon language, Anglo-Saxon Leaxingatūn, meaning the 'farmstead or estate of the people of a man called Leaxa.' It is possibly the eponym of the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, and thus ultimately of all the other communities named Lexington (other), Lexington in the United States, directly or indirectly. Features The village has the remains of a Anglo-Normans, Norman motte and bailey castle (Laxton Castle) and is also the site of the Beth Shalom Holocaust Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kersall
Kersall is a hamlet and civil parish within the Newark and Sherwood district of central Nottinghamshire, England. Geography The area is 11 miles east of Mansfield, 7 miles north west of Newark-on-Trent and 16 miles north east of Nottingham. It is bounded roughly between the A616 road, A616 Sheffield-Ollerton-Newark road which passes briefly through the north of the parish, and the Caunton to Eakring road. Kneesall bounds Kersall to the north, Maplebeck to the south, and Beesthorpe and Caunton to the south east. Predominantly, the parish is a scattering of farms, farmhouses and cottages amongst a wider rural setting. These are grouped around roads meeting in the heart of the village by Kersall Lane and Wood Lane. The Beck stream forms the western and southern boundary of the parish with Maplebeck, before draining into the River Trent. The Eakring Meadows Nature Reserve run by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, straddles this by the western parish border and has Site of Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kneesall
Kneesall is a village and civil parish in the East Midlands of England in the county of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 221, increasing slightly to 227 at the 2021 census. Forming part of the Newark and Sherwood district, Kneesall is situated on the A616 road between Newark-on-Trent and Ollerton. The village is three miles from neighbouring Eakring and four miles from Laxton. Kneesall has a small C of E primary school teaching children from many of the surrounding villages, and making up a part of the 3KANDO network, along with Averham, and Dean Hole C of E Primary. Kneesall was once well known for its one pub, The Angel Inn. The Angel has changed management multiple times in the last decade, most recently reopening in summer 2014. Though having no shops, the village did have a post office, that was closed in 1995. The centre of the villages activities are in the Church, which in 2004 was partly converted into the ''Bill Helmsle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maplebeck
Maplebeck is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England and located 6 miles north of the town of Southwell. It is surrounded by the villages and parishes of Caunton, Eakring, Kneesall, Kersall and Winkburn. It is one of only five villages in England to have a church dedicated to St Radegund and it is also one of only 51 Thankful Villages in England and Wales – those rare places that were spared fatalities in the Great War of 1914 to 1918. The parish church of St Radegund was extensively restored in 1898. 106 residents were reported at the 2021 census. Notable buildings *Low Farmhouse, Church Lane 17th century *Maplebeck House, Main Street Early 19th century *Maplebeck Farmhouse, Main Street 1729 * St Radegund's Church, Maplebeck 13th century onwards *Old Vicarage, architect Thomas Chambers Hine Thomas Chambers Hine (31 May 1813 – 6 February 1899) was an architect based in Nottingham. Background He was born in Covent Garden into a prosperous middle-class f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caunton
Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 483, and this increased to 508 at the 2021 census. History The village is notable for its association with Samuel Hole, who is buried in the churchyard of St. Andrew's Church. He was the village's vicar for a short while before becoming Dean of Rochester and lived in the manor. The manor house now has its own equestrian centre and a mini golf course. Caunton Mill, also known as Sharp's Mill, was a 43 ft brick tower windmill, with an ogee cap, built before 1825. It was out of use in the 1930s. The mill survives without its cap, machinery and gallery. Second World War As part of the East Midlands Oil Province, oil imports from the Abadan Refinery in Iran were hampered, until Sicily was invaded in July 1943. So the only alternative was oil from Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
