Nuncargate is a village near

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of 25,265 (according to the 2001 National Census), it is a part of the wider Mansfield Urban Area. Kirkby-in-Ashfield lies on the ea ...

, within the Ashfield district, in the county of

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, England. It is north of London and north-west of

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, the

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. It is notable for being the birthplace of the

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Geography

Nuncargate is in a combined

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with the

Annesley Annesley is a village and civil parish in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, between Hucknall and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,162 (including Annesley Woodhouse to the west), and this inc ...

, Annesley Woodhouse and

Kirkby Woodhouse Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of 25,265 (according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 National Census), it is a part of the wider Mansfield Urban Area. Kirkby-i ...

villages, and on the fringes of the wider Mansfield urban area. The A611 (Nottingham to Mansfield)/B6021 (to Kirkby) roads bound the east edge of the village, and meet at the Shoulder of Mutton Hill, which is on a ridge atop the Robin Hood Hills. From there it leads to Nuncargate Road, the main thoroughfare into the village which continues to Kirkby Woodhouse and beyond.

Amenities

Being a small village, Nuncargate has some amenities. It does not have a railway station, but does have a

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, a primary school, and a small number of retail outlets. There is a

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, The Cricketers Arms. Both this and the Nuncargate Recreation Ground lay alongside Nuncargate Road.

History

Nuncargate was not named in the

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survey, but was first listed in public records from the 13th century. The name may have been derived from Nun's or Nunna's marshland. The Cricketer's Arms dates from the 17th century. The route from Nuncargate to Shoulder of Mutton Hill was not in place until the early 1800s. It remained as a hamlet within the Kirkby

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until the 19th-20th century, when it began to grow due to housing being built for miners based at nearby

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. Nuncargate would eventually coalesce with Annesley, Annesley Woodhouse and Kirkby Woodhouse villages.

Notable people

Notable people from Nuncargate include several

players and political personalities: *

(1904–1995), cricketer * Joe Hardstaff Jr (1911–1990), cricketer

References

External links

* {{Nottinghamshire, state=expanded Populated places in Nottinghamshire Kirkby-in-Ashfield