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Hodsock is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
about 4 miles from
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 ...
, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
, England. The parish includes the village of
Langold Langold is a village in the civil parish of Hodsock, in the Bassetlaw district, north Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2011 census it was defined as a ward of Bassetlaw Council with a population of 2,472. It was built to provide housing for the ...
and the country house Hodsock Priory. In 2021 the parish had a population of 2,603. The parish is surrounded by the settlements of
Babworth Babworth is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about 2 miles west of Retford. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,329, risin ...
,
Barnby Moor Barnby Moor is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 257 ( 2001 Census), increasing to the 2011 Census to 278, and dropping marginally to 274 in 2021. The village is about thre ...
, Blyth,
Carlton in Lindrick Carlton in Lindrick is a village and civil parish about north of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. The village comprises three community areas; North Carlton to the centre, South Carlton and Costhorpe to the far north. Separated to the so ...
,
Costhorpe Costhorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Carlton in Lindrick, in the Bassetlaw district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is to the north of Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is ...
,
Firbeck Firbeck is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Maltby and Oldcotes, off the A634 and B6463 roads. Firbeck had a population of ...
,
Letwell Letwell is a rural village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Dinnington and Langold, off the B6463 road. It sits at an elevation of around ...
, Maltby,
Styrrup with Oldcotes Styrrup with Oldcotes is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 731 at the 2021 census, an increase from 684 at the 2011 census. The parish lies in the nort ...
and
Torworth Torworth () is a small village on the A638 or 'Great North Road' in North Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the no ...
.


Toponymy

The name "Hodsock" means 'Hod's oak-tree'.


Geography

The area is 4 miles north east of
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 ...
, and 30 miles north of
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
. The parish consists of two settlements: * Hodsock, a hamlet which is at the centre of the parish; * Langold, which is a village. This is located to the north west, and is 2 miles from Hodsock. A deserted village, Hermeston possibly existed locally, but the exact location remains unknown. The border by Langold is shared with the county of
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and
Rotherham Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ...
borough. Three classified routes pass through the area: * The A1 cross-country
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route forms the lower right border; * The A60 Worksop-
Doncaster Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...
road separates the communities of Langold and Hodsock; * The B6045 secondary road linking Blyth and Worksop. Hodsock village is primarily accessed from this road. Predominantly, the parish is a scattering of farms, farmhouses and cottages amongst a wider rural setting. The area around Langold is more built up in character. The
River Ryton The River Ryton is a tributary of the River Idle. It rises close to the Chesterfield Canal near Kiveton Park, and is joined by a series of tributaries near Lindrick Common in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. M ...
forms part of the east border of the parish, the
Oldcotes Dyke Oldcotes Dyke is the name of the final section of a river system that drains parts of north Nottinghamshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Historically, it has supported milling, with seven water mills dra ...
is the northern border and drains into the Ryton. Forested areas are mainly to the south of Hodsock, but some surround Langold including Langold Country Park. The parish is very low-lying, averaging , with the highest points just north of Langold at and by the B6045 road with the southern parish boundary at .


Communities


Hodsock village

The historic centre of the area is Hodsock Priory, which is an landed country house and estate. Despite its name, it is not and never has been a priory. Hodsock was recorded 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 ...
as ''Odesach''. Hodsock was formerly a
lordship A lordship is a territory held by a lord. It was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas. It originated as a unit under the feudal system during the Middle Ages. In a lordship, the functions of eco ...
in the parish of Blyth, in 1866 Hodsock became a civil parish in its own right. The Priory and gardens is at the centre of the 800-acre (3.2 km2) estate, owned by the Mellish and Buchanan families since 1765. The farm is 700 acres (2.8 km2) and grows carrots, wheat, barley and sugar beet. There is 100 acres (0.40 km2) of managed woodland.


Langold

Langold village was built to provide housing for the miners of Firbeck Colliery. Before the early twentieth century it consisted of farmland and parkland in the estates of Firbeck and Hodsock. Hodsock Priory and estate with its farms, and much of Carlton-in-Lindrick were bought by the Mellish family in 1765, parts of which they sold on to Ralph Knight of Langold. Much of what was Knight's Langold estate remains within South Yorkshire presently. By 1911, mining in the area suggested that there may be a workable seam of coal at Langold. The Wallingwells Boring Company was created, but the
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brought a stop to the work. Sinking of the first colliery shaft began in 1923. Construction of housing began to the west of the main road in 1924, and completed in 1927. The mine closed on 31 December 1968.


Hermeston

The parish possibly included the deserted medieval village of Hermeston. Though its location is not known nor is it known if it was one, it was referred to in historical texts, and was likely to be close to (and possibly north of) present day Hermeston Hall.


Governance

Hodsock Parish Council administer the first layer of public services. Bassetlaw District Council administer the next tier of services, with
Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the non-metropolitan county excludes the city of ...
actioning the highest level of local public duties.


Landmarks

There are 13
listed buildings In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
in Hodsock, including the Priory and Langold War Memorial.


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Parish council
{{Nottinghamshire Hamlets in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District