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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] |
Listed Buildings In Caunton
Caunton is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains twelve Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Caunton and the surrounding countryside, and the listed buildings consist of houses, farmhouses and associated structures, a church, a former windmill, and a war memorial. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caunton Lists of listed buildings in Nottinghamshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knapthorpe
Knapthorpe is a hamlet in the Newark and Sherwood district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. It is north of London, north east of the county town and city of Nottingham, and north east of the nearest town Southwell. It is within the civil parish of Caunton. Toponymy Knapthorpe was ''Chenapetorp'' or ''Chenatorp'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The first portion is Old English ''cnapa'', meaning 'boy,' and possibly used as a personal name, with ''torp/'' p''thorpe'' being Scandinavian in origin for small place, so "The hamlet of Knapp, or Knappi". It also could be based on the Middle English noun ''cnap(p)'', for "top, mountain top", with the surrounding land being part of a local shallow peak. Geography Knapthorpe is surrounded by the following local areas: * Caunton to the north * Hockerton and Upton to the south * Bathley and Little Carlton to the east * Winkburn to the west. This area lies to the south west of the parish, and its core is located where Caunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hole
Samuel Reynolds Hole (5 December 1819 – 27 August 1904) was an English Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th. Life Hole was born at Ardwick near Manchester the only son of Samuel Hole of Caunton Manor and his wife, Mary Cooke of Macclesfield. He was raised in Newark and educated at Mrs Gilbey's Preparatory School then Magnus Grammar School in Newark. After a period of foreign travel through France, Germany and Italy he studied theology at Brasenose College, Oxford. During his time at Oxford he took up fox hunting, but never on a Sunday. He came under the influence of the Oxford movement, in particular the preaching of Drs Keble, Newman and Pusey. Although deeply moved by Newman, Hole remained loyal to the Church of England. He admired a devout and serious approach to religion and recognised it in the Wesleyan Methodists who were working amongst the poor at a time when the Church of England was not. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newark is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, England. It is represented by Robert Jenrick of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, who won the seat in a 2014 Newark by-election, by-election on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer in April 2014. Boundaries Historic 1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Bingham, Newark, and Southwell. 1950–1955: The Municipal Borough of Newark, the Urban District of Mansfield Woodhouse, and the Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell. 1955–1983: The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell. 1983–2010: The District of Newark wards of Beacon, Bridge, Bullpit Pinfold, Castle, Caunton, Collingham, Devon, Elston, Farndon, Magnus, Meering, Milton Lowfield, Muskham, Southwell East, Southwell West, Sutton on Trent, Trent, and Winthorpe, and the District of Bassetlaw wards of Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark And Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Southwell and Ollerton along with a large rural area containing many villages. Much of the district lies within the ancient Sherwood Forest and there are also extensive forestry plantations in the area. The neighbouring districts are Borough of Rushcliffe, Rushcliffe, Borough of Gedling, Gedling, Ashfield District, Ashfield, Mansfield District, Mansfield, Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw, West Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Kesteven and Borough of Melton, Melton. In 2021 it had a population of 123,383. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering three former districts which were all abolished at the same time: *Municipal Borough of Newark, Newark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Nottinghamshire
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. There are 233 civil parishes in 8 districts. Ashfield Three parishes. The former Hucknall Urban District, Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District and Sutton in Ashfield Urban District are unparished. *Annesley 2 *Felley 2 *Selston 2 Bassetlaw 64 parishes. The former Municipal Borough of East Retford, East Retford Municipal Borough and part of the former Municipal Borough of Worksop, Worksop Municipal Borough are unparished. *Askham, Nottinghamshire, Askham 7 *Babworth 7 *Barnby Moor 7 *Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, Beckingham 7 *Bevercotes 7 *Blyth, Nottinghamshire, Blyth 21 *Bole, Nottinghamshire, Bole 7 *Bothamsall 7 *Carburton 21 *Carlton in Lindrick 21 *Clarborough and Welham 7 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' () is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British construction workers who leave the United Kingdom to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf. The series was created by Franc Roddam after an idea from Mick Connell, a bricklayer from Stockton-on-Tees, and mostly written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who also wrote '' The Likely Lads'', '' Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' and '' Porridge''. It starred Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Christopher Fairbank, Pat Roach and Gary Holton, with Noel Clarke replacing Holton for series three and four and the two-part finale. The series were broadcast on ITV in 1983–1984 and 1986. After a sixteen-year gap, two series and a Christmas special were shown on BBC One in 2002 and 2004. In 2000, series 1, set in Germany, was ranked number 46 on the 100 Greatest British Television Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocton
Nocton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1202 road, south-east from Lincoln city centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 819. To the east of the village is Nocton Fen with its small settlement of Wasps Nest. To the west of the village, situated at the junction of Wellhead Lane and the B1188 road, is Nocton Top Cottages consisting of eight further dwellings. At the south of the village are the remains of Nocton Hall, and to the east the earthwork remains of Nocton Park Priory. History Historically Nocton fell within the Langoe Wapentake of Kesteven until the wapentakes were abolished by the Local Government Act of 1888. Neolithic The earliest archaeological evidence of settlement in Nocton Parish are finds of the Neolithic and the Iron Ages. A possible early Neolithic flint core was recovered in 2011 from Nocton Fen from which flint blades had been napped. A Neolith ... [...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] |
East Midlands Oil Province
The East Midlands Oil Province, also known as the East Midlands Petroleum Province, covers the petroliferous geological area across the north-eastern part of the East Midlands of England that has a few small oil fields. The largest field in the province is the Welton oil field, near Lincoln. It is the second largest onshore oil field in the UK. Geography It comprises Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and northern Leicestershire. History UK oil production The UK's first oil field was discovered in the East Midlands, at Hardstoft in east Derbyshire in 1919. Prior to this, from 1851, oil shale in the Midland Valley in Scotland was used, until 1962. With North Sea oil, Britain became self-sufficient with oil and became a net exporter of oil in 1981, with exports peaking in 1985 and production peaking in 1999. The UK became a net exporter of gas in 1997 and a net importer of gas in 2004, and also a net importer of oil in 2004. UK consumption of petr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
