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Clipstone is a village in the
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 incl ...
district of
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, England. The population of the
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was 3,469 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,665 at the 2011 census, and substantially more so to 6,185 at the 2021 census. The village was formally based on mining as part of the
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. Clipstone Colliery Headlocks


History

Clipstone is very close to the village of
Kings Clipstone Kings Clipstone is a settlement and civil parish, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish lies in the west of the county, and north west within the district. It is 122 miles north of London, 1 ...
. The earliest historical reference to the settlement is in the
Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
of 1086, where the village is mentioned as "Clipestune". Subsequent written sources use the forms "Clipestone", "Clippeston", "Clipiston". The place-name Clipstone seems to contain an
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personal name, ''Klyppr'', with ''tun'' (Old English), an enclosure or farmstead, so 'Klyppr's farm or settlement'.


Prehistoric period

The earliest date-able material from Clipstone is from the
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. These pieces of material were a spearheadNottinghamshire Historic Environment Record, 5965 and an arrowhead. There is also a suspected
ring ditch In archaeology, a ring ditch is a trench of circular or penannular plan, cut into bedrock. They are usually identified through aerial photography either as soil marks or cropmarks. When excavated, ring ditches are usually found to be the ploughedâ ...
in the vicinity of New Clipstone which is assumed to be a ploughed out
round barrow A round barrow is a type of tumulus and is one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe, they are found in many parts of the world, probably because of their simple construction and universal purpose. ...
. The National Mapping Project data as provided by
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shows a number of
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recorded from
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in the northern quarter of Clipstone parish, representing rectilinear field systems associated with smaller stock enclosures and perhaps domestic sites. Typologically, and from their orientation, it is assumed that these are part of the brickwork plan field system from the late
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, which stretches across the Sherwood Sandstones.


Roman period

Pottery of the period is known from Clipstone due to
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's excavation in 1956 Rahtz (1960), p. 29. and Trent and Peak Archaeology's watching brief and fieldwalking in 1991,Sheppard, R., (1991) Unpublished archive of archaeological watching brief prior to monument underpinning (Held by Nottinghamshire County Council) however the context of the finds has never been understood. There have also been metal detector finds within the parish of two
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brooches and a small
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and arrowhead. The adjacent parish of Mansield Woodhouse contains a suspected
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(Leeming Lane), with an associated
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at Roman Bank. Further to the north-west a small
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site was exposed in 1780 by the antiquarian Major
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. Thoroton (1972), pp. 308–320.


Early Medieval period

Four pieces of late Saxon shelly ware pottery were recorded in 1991 during fieldwalking of Castlefield, although it is unlikely that these represent anything more than a background scatter associated with the manuring of the open fields. These four pieces of pottery are actually Potterhanworth Ware, dating to the 13th–15th century Prior to Domesday, the two manors of Clipstone were held by Osbern and Ulsi and the value was set at 60 shillings (£3). Ulsi in particular was a reasonably wealthy landowner and held manors at
Greasley Greasley is a civil parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today as it was destroyed by the Earl of Rutland. The built up ...
,
Strelley Strelley is a village and former civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe and City of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is to the west of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 653, and 496 at the ...
, Sutton and Hodsock.


Domesday

The landowner in 1086 was
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, one of the great
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landowners who held 163 estates in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and south Yorkshire.


Sites nearby

King John's Palace is the ruined walls of a former medieval royal residence previously used for hunting trips into
Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest, Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, within the East Midlands region in England. It has association with the legend of Robin Hood. The forest was proclaimed by William the Conqueror and ...
near to
Kings Clipstone Kings Clipstone is a settlement and civil parish, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish lies in the west of the county, and north west within the district. It is 122 miles north of London, 1 ...
. While there is no conclusive proof of the medieval royal residence being built by King John, there were known to be 1400 acres of forested deer park (and 70 acres of rabbit warrens) next to the village, which were used by royal hunting parties. Moreover, it is said that King John held a parliament at the nearby
Parliament Oak The Parliament Oak is a veteran tree in Sherwood Forest. It is reputed to have been the site for Wikt:impromptu, impromptu-parliaments held by John of England, King John and Edward I. In the 19th century the tree was propped-up by William Benti ...
in 1212, and also
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in 1290. The ruin appeared on an episode of the
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TV show ''
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''.


Industrial Revolution


Industrialisation

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,
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mined iron locally and built a furnace here in the 17th century.


Clipstone riot

In 1767 much of the local forest was managed by the
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for the production of timber. In the 1760s there were a number of prosecutions of local people for entering the forest park and causing disorders. In 1767 labourers from
Warsop Warsop is a civil parish in Mansfield District, Nottinghamshire, England, on the outskirts of the remnants of Sherwood Forest.OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: (1:25 000): At the 2021 census the population was 12,644 residents, includin ...
and
Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...
were involved in the Clipstone Riot. As the Duke of Portland was at the time involved in making the place more profitable for himself, and so impacting on the timber rights of the commoners, this may have been the cause of the riots.


1965 air accident

On November 12 1965
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''XM406'' crashed, from
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. Pilot Officer I.G. Parfitt ejected.


Clipstone Camp

Located on what was to become Clipstone Colliery, Clipstone Camp was established when work on developing the mine, started in 1912, was abandoned following the outbreak of the
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. The
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offered the land for use as a military training camp, which was eventually opened in February, 1915. The first troops stationed there were the
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. At its height the camp could accommodate 30,000 soldiers. The camp had segregated 'lines' for whole individual battalions, self-contained with sleeping quarters, cook houses, mess rooms and parade grounds. Training facilities included mock-trenches, gunnery ranges and recreation with swimming in Vicar's Pond."Clipstone honours war contribution". ''Chad'', 26 June 2013, p.22 Accessed 13 May 2022 Following the
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troops from the Queens Royal West Surrey 4th/5th Reserve Battalion and the
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were involved in a mutinous riot at the camp, following disquiet at the slow rate of being
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. Plans were started in 2013 to provide a memorial to those who trained in Clipstone.


Clipstone Colliery

The mine closed in April 2003. Since 1993 it had been owned by RJB Mining (later
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). The present headstocks, Grade Two listed structures, were at the time of completion in 1953 the tallest in Europe. They can be seen from miles around. There were a number of attempts by then-owners, ''Welbeck Estates'', to demolish due to the expense of the upkeep. During September 2014, an
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was submitted to the British government, to raise public support and awareness, which ran until March 2015. In December 2020 it was announced that the buildings, headstocks and surrounding land had been purchased by a Mansfield-based developer, with plans are to save the headstocks and redevelop the site as a "multi-purpose leisure facility." Clipstone Colliery Sidings railway station was the station that served the mine. In 2022,
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show ''Without Sin'', starring Nottinghamshire actress
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, was partly filmed in Clipstone. Some scenes were filmed within the village, including a rave in the former colliery.


General description

Clipstone is split into two civil parish areas – New Clipstone, approximately four miles from Mansfield town, and
Kings Clipstone Kings Clipstone is a settlement and civil parish, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish lies in the west of the county, and north west within the district. It is 122 miles north of London, 1 ...
slightly further away, formerly known as Old Clipstone until 2003 when the ancient name of Kings Clipstone was resurrected and it was split off administratively. Both settlements lie alongside the B6030 road, with a small section known locally as the Rat Hole. Kings Clipstone is the oldest part in a rural setting with some old stone buildings, noted for its relatively 'undeveloped' character. The local ''Dog and Duck'' pub is the only social place to meet. New Clipstone (commonly known as just 'Clipstone') is the most diverse area with both old and new homes, a library, primary school and village hall as well as a few shops and pubs, including ''Clipstone Welfare'', which was used for scenes in the 2007 film ''
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''. The old Clipstone Colliery site lies within the New Clipstone area, still having the tall prominent headstocks. On the southern edge of the village is Vicar Water Country Park, developed from Vicar Water and the former
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s from the colliery, forming a landscape of hills and ponds with a controversial 'Golden Hand' sculpture, said to represent the village's mining heritage. Most of the village is within
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district council area, with a small section in the west near Forest Town in the
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council area. The Garibaldi College is just inside Mansfield district. A large modern housing development close to New Clipstone but previously considered as part of 'Old Clipstone'/Kings Clipstone was reclassified as being in Clipstone after a boundary realignment in late 2009. The local football team is Clipstone Welfare. The village is close to
Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest, Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, within the East Midlands region in England. It has association with the legend of Robin Hood. The forest was proclaimed by William the Conqueror and ...
. Nearby is the medium-wave transmitter for
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. There is also a slaughterhouse.


References


External links


Vicar Water Country ParkVicar Water Country Park at Newark and Sherwood District Council websiteLocal Community websiteLocal website with photos of village.
{{authority control Villages in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire