Mattersey is a village in
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. It is located about 6 miles north of Retford. It sits close to the border of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, being just under 13 miles from Doncaster. According to the
2001 census it had a population of 779, increasing to 792 at the
2011 census, and falling to 725 in
2021
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.
Within the parish lies the settlement of
Mattersey Thorpe, originally consisting of a few farms. During World War II many poorly built bungalows were constructed. The streets thus formed were named after prominent figures of the war. (Keyes, Bloomfield, Churchill, Bader, Wavell, Cunningham etc.)
The
parish church of All Saints is 14th century. About a mile to the east of the village are the remains of
Mattersey Priory
Mattersey Priory is a former monastery of the Gilbertine Order, located near the village of Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England. It is managed by English Heritage.
History
The priory was founded by Roger FitzRalph (son of Ranulph de Matterse ...
on a gravel island in the
River Idle
The River Idle is a river in Nottinghamshire, England, formed by the confluence of the River Maun and the River Meden near Markham Moor. It flows north from its source through Retford and Bawtry before joining the River Trent at West Stockwi ...
.
On 21 January 1999, four people died when a Tornado GR1 jet from RAF Cottesmore collided with a Cessna light aircraft above the village. The Cessna crashed into sugar-beet fields close to a school. At the same time, the Tornado continued flying over woodland spilling fuel before crashing into fields about a mile away, exploding before impact. The Tornado was on a training mission, and the Italian trainee was ejected from the aircraft on impact. Some local villagers witnessed the parachute descending but he did not survive the impact of the two aircraft.
See also
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Listed buildings in Mattersey
References
External links
YouTube video – parish visit journal
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw District
Aviation accidents and incidents locations in England
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