Welbeck is a village and former
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 ...
(now in the parish of
Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck) within the
Welbeck local voting ward of
Bassetlaw District Council, 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 slightly to the south-west 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 ...
. In 2001 the parish had a population of 31.
Welbeck has a famous stately home,
Welbeck Abbey, home of the
Dukes of Portland, and which was founded in the twelfth century as a monastery.
The cricketer
Ted Alletson, who held a batting world record for 50 years, is from Welbeck.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand accepted an invitation from the
Duke of Portland to stay at Welbeck Abbey and arrived with his wife, Sophie, by train at
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 ...
on 22 November 1913. This was almost a year before his assassination, which triggered the First World War. The Archduke narrowly avoided being killed in a freak hunting accident during his stay.
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Civil parish
Welbeck was formerly an extra-parochial tract, from 1858 Welbeck was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Holbeck
Holbeck is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It begins on the southern edge of Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 postcode district. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is t ...
, Norton and Cuckney to form "Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck".
Welbeck Colliery
Sharing the same name, Welbeck Colliery operated from 1912 to 2011 at Welbeck Colliery Village (later renamed as Meden Vale), with a maximum of 1,400 miners producing 1.5 million tons per year. It was eventually operated by UK Coal after the dissolution of the National Coal Board. In 2010 UK Coal were fined £1.2 million of safety breaches at Welbeck Colliery that resulted in the death of a worker.
See also
* Listed buildings in Welbeck
References
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Villages in Nottinghamshire
Former civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Coal mining disasters in England
Bassetlaw District