Bilsthorpe
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| Bilsthorpe | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 Mickledale Lane leading into village from A614 road | |
 Parish map | |
  Bilsthorpe Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 2.46 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| Population | 3,365 (2021) |
| • Density | 1,368/sq mi (528/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 644607 |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Settlements |
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| Post town | Newark |
| Postcode district | NG22 |
| Dialling code | 01623 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Bilsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,076, increasing to 3,375 at the 2011 census,[2] and dropping slightly to 3,365 at the 2021 census.[3] It is located near the junction of the A614 and A617, around 5 miles south of Ollerton, 9 miles east of Mansfield and 6 miles north-west of Southwell.
Facilities
[edit]The village has two children's play-parks as well as a small duck pond. It is the northern terminus of the Southwell Trail. It has also a members-only fishing lake created from the remains of the old colliery slag heap.
The village is known locally as being two areas, the 'old' and 'new'. The village has one public house, Copper Beech, following the closure of the Stanton Arms in 2024 and a miners' welfare club. Bilsthorpe used to have a village hall with squash and sauna facilities with some gym equipment. However, Newark District Council closed the hall due mainly to the low usage of the facilities. The old squash centre site now houses a miners' museum. The village hall's main section has been condemned and plans are in place to demolish the building.
Bilsthorpe parish church is the Grade I listed St Margaret's Church. [1]
Bilsthorpe Moor is to the south of the village. It previously housed a supported-living home, LifeWays, for adults with learning disabilities and autism, which closed in 2019.[4][5]
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy is the local education facility for children with access to nursery and primary learning. Part of The Flying High Trust, a multi-school organisation based in Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, it opened for the autumn term 2015 and was previously known as Crompton View Primary School.[6][7][8]
There are three local comprehensive schools, the Joseph Whitaker School in Rainworth, Dukeries Academy in Ollerton and the Minster School, Southwell.
The village is home to the Bilsthorpe heritage museum, which is located in the old squash centre.[9]
Former colliery and memorials
[edit]The village's colliery closed in 1997 after 70 years in use.[10] The colliery was the centre of national media and public attention on 18 August 1993 when a roof collapsed in the colliery, killing under-manager David Shelton and miners Bill McCulloch and Peter Alcock.[11] David Shelton was posthumously awarded the George Medal for bravery on 11 October 1995 for aiding the rescue of other miners;[12] survivor Ray Thompson also received the George Medal.
A memorial in the form of an 8 ft (2.4 m) miners lamp carved from sandstone bearing the names of 77 deceased workers dating back to 1927 was established in 2011.[13]
A memorial to dead miners was also erected outside the colliery site.[14]
Sport
[edit]Bilsthorpe Welfare Youth Football Club won the Mansfield Youth Under 16s Division 2 football championship. BWYFC Bilsthorpe is also the home of non-league football club Nottingham United, one of the biggest semi-professional clubs in the county, currently playing at Step 7 of the National League System and based at Bilsthorpe Sports Ground on Eakring Road. NUFC
English footballer Mark Monington was born in Bilsthorpe.
Transport
[edit]Stagecoach in Mansfield operates several bus routes in the area, including:[15]
- The Sherwood Arrow which links Bilsthorpe with Nottingham, Ollerton, Worksop and Retford
- 27X and 28B to Mansfield and Newark.
The nearest National Rail station is at Mansfield, for East Midlands Railway services to Nottingham.[16]
The Southwell Trail is a shared-use path, which reuses the former railway trackbed to Bilsthorpe Colliery to link the village with Southwell.[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: (1:25 000):ISBN 0 319 24040 1
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Bilsthorpe parish (E04007883)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Over 200 jobs at risk as care home operator enters administration | TheBusinessDesk.com". East Midlands. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Care home near Mansfield set to close". www.chad.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Lessons start at new Academy Chad, 16 September 2015, p.46. Accessed 15 February 2021
- ^ Crompton View Primary School Design & Access Statement Nottinghamshire County Council, 7 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ Crompton View Primary School (closed) Ofsted, Retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ Dilks, Ryan; Watson, Greig (28 March 2024). "Bilsthorpe heritage museum fears closure over loss of home". BBC News. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Last man out of Bilsthorpe".
- ^ "Row over mine roof bolts after three die: 'Forum' on safety in wake of". Independent.co.uk. 19 August 1993.
- ^ "Ceremony marks mining tragedy 25 years on". BBC News. 18 August 2018.
- ^ Village's tribute to pit casualties. Chad, 12 October 2011, p.22. Accessed 17 January 2021
- ^ "Getty Images". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Bilsthorpe Bus Services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Timetables". East Midlands Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Southwell Trail". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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