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Skegby, Bassetlaw
Skegby is a hamlet within the Marnham civil parish in Bassetlaw district, of the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies in the north east of the county, south east within the district and centre south of the parish. It is north of London, north east of the city of Nottingham, and north east of the market town of Mansfield. There are two listed buildings in the area. Toponymy The name "Skegby" has of Norse origins, the by(r) or dwelling of Skeggir, who is translated as "the bearded one." Skegby was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Scachebi''. Geography Location Skegby is surrounded by the following local areas: * Darlton to the north * Normanton-on-Trent to the south * Low Marnham and High Marnham to the east * Tuxford to the west. Settlement This is a small hamlet centrally located within the centre south of the parish, based around Skegby Road. It is west of the Marnham villages, and the smallest settlement of the three areas. It is reached from the Marn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skegby
Skegby is a village and former civil parish, now in the unparished area of Sutton in Ashfield, in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, located two miles west of Mansfield and one mile north of Sutton-in-Ashfield, close to Stanton Hill lying on the B6014 road. Skegby sits on both sides of a deep valley near the source of the River Meden. The parish covered about 1,433 acres and used to include the then hamlet of Stanton Hill. In 1931 the parish had a population of 6519. History The name of Skegby has a similar origin to the name of Skegness – originating from a Dane named ''Skeggi'' ("bearded one"). Skegby is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "a berewick of the King's manor at Mansfield". Skegby manor house (which is now in ruins) is located on Mansfield Road. In 1223 Godfrey Spigurnal became Lord of the Manor of Skegby. His descendants held the estate until 1334 when Elizabeth Spigurnal, who married Thomas Gobion, disposed of it to Richard Pensax. His descendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Marnham
Low Marnham is a small village 12 miles east of Edwinstowe, in the civil parish of Marnham, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ..., England. Located in the village is St Wilfrid's Church, a grade I listed building. See also * Listed buildings in Marnham, Nottinghamshire References External links Villages in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots Language, Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house Domestic pigeon, pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in the Middle East and Europe and were kept for their eggs and dung. History and geography The oldest dovecotes are thought to have been the fortress-like dovecotes of Upper Egypt, and the domed dovecotes of Iran. In these regions, the droppings were used by farmers for fertilizing. Pigeon droppings were also used for leather tanning and making gunpowder. In some cultures, particularly Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power and was consequently regulated by law. Only nobles had this special privilege, known as ''droit de colombier''. Many ancient Manorialism, manors in Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Armigel Wade
Hugh Armigel Wade (1 July 1907 – 10 April 1949) was an English songwriter and musician. Biography Hugh Armigel Wade was born in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, on 1 July 1907. He was the third son of solicitor Richard Wade and his wife Alice. The Wade family lived at The Park, Market Deeping, in a building later renamed as Wade House. When Wade was 15 he won the Marlborough College Prize for Instrumental Composition. By the 1920s, Hugh Armigel Wade was hailed as one of the "youngest musical talents in Britain". In 1926, Wade was promoted by the Shaftesbury Avenue musical publishers, Bert Feldman. ''When the Love Bird Leaves the Nest'' was a fox-trot favourably received by the public. In February 1928 the magazine '' The Era'' promoted Wade's fox-trot ''When I Met Sally''. Other compositions are ''When the Swallows Fly Home'', ''Rosalie'', ''Like a Virginia Creeper'', ''Why Am I Blue'', ''Somewhere in Samarsk''. Wade was active in London social life at the time, including the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of The Manor
Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seignory, the right to grant or draw benefit from the estate. The title continues in modern England and Wales as a legally recognised form of property that can be held independently of its historical rights. It may belong entirely to one person or be a moiety shared with other people. A title similar to such a lordship is known in French as ''Sieur'' or , in German, (Kaleagasi) in Turkish, in Norwegian and Swedish, in Welsh, in Dutch, and or in Italian. Types Historically a lord of the manor could either be a tenant-in-chief if he held a capital manor directly from the Crown, or a mesne lord if he was the vassal of another lord. The origins of the lordship of manors arose in the Anglo-Saxon system of manorialism. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Deeping
Market Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008. History The town's market has been held since at least 1220. The £10 million A15 and A16 bypass opened in July 1998, which incorporates a stretch of single and dual carriageway. The A16 has now moved to the former A1073 from Crowland to Spalding, and the bypass became the A1175 in October 2011. Governance The town is part of the South Holland and The Deepings Parliamentary Constituency but is also part of South Kesteven District. It sends three district councillors to SKDC which is based in Grantham. It currently has one Conservative and two Independents although since 1983 it has mostly returned Liberals and Independents. The first Green Party candidate stood in 2007 and was runner-up. The town and some of the surrounding villages including Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Brownlow
Baron Brownlow, of Belton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1776 for Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet. The Cust family descends from Richard Cust (1622-1700) of The Black Friars, Stamford, who represented Lincolnshire and Stamford in Parliament. In 1677 he was created a baronet, "of Stamford in the County of Lincoln". He was succeeded by his grandson Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, who married Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet, "of Humby", Lincolnshire, and sister and sole heiress of John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel, 5th Baronet of Belton House, Lincolnshire. The 2nd Baronet's son Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament for Grantham and served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770 and in 1754 inherited the Brownlow estates, including Belton, on the death of his childless maternal uncle Viscount Tyrconnel. His son Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet represented Ilchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet (died 1637) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 and 1625. Cope was the son of Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet of Hanwell, Oxfordshire and his first wife Frances Lytton. He was knighted by King James I at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament for Banbury. He was re-elected MP for Banbury in 1614. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 23 July 1615. On 8 August 1615 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn. He was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'. The title of High Sheriff is therefore much olde ... from 1619 to 1620. In 1621 he was elected MP for Oxfordshire and for Banbury. He was elected MP for Oxfordshire in 1624 and again for Banbury in 1625. He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth
George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth of Armagh (c. 1568 – 3 July 1639) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1624 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Chaworth and Viscount Chaworth. Background and early life Chaworth was the son of John Chaworth of Southwell, Nottinghamshire and his wife Jane Vincent. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 4 March 1586, aged 17 and was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1605. He was knighted at Greenwich on 29 May 1605 and was awarded MA at Oxford University on 30 August 1605. Career Chaworth was Constable of Bristol Castle between 1 April 1616 and 1639. The National Archives contains a volume of copy letters, expense accounts and narrative record by him of his mission as privy councillor to Brussels as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Archduchess Infanta Isabel when her husband Albert VII, Archduke of Austria died in 1621. Chaworth was to attempt negotiations for Spain's withdrawal from the Rhine Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger De Busli
Roger de Busli (c. 1038 – c. 1099) was a Norman baron who participated in the conquest of England in 1066. Life Roger de Busli was born in or around 1038. His surname comes from the town now known as Bully (near Neufchâtel-en-Bray, mentioned as ''Buslei'' ar. 1060, ''Busli'' 12th century.) in Normandy, and he was likely born there. Busli was given lands in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Strafforth wapentake of Yorkshire. These had previously belonged to a variety of Anglo-Saxons, including Edwin, Earl of Mercia. David Hey, ''Medieval South Yorkshire'' By the time of the Domesday survey de Busli was tenant-in-chief of 86 manors in Nottinghamshire, 46 in Yorkshire, and others in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, plus one in Devon. They became the Honour of Blyth (later renamed the Honour of Tickhill), and within it, de Busli erected numerous castles, at Tickhill, Kimberworth, Laughton-en-le-Morthen and Mexborough. In 1088, he founded Blyth Priory. Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. It consists of 66 county councillors, elected from 56 electoral divisions every four years. The most recent election was held in 2021. The county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford. The council does not have jurisdiction over Nottingham, which is a unitary authority governed by Nottingham City Council. Responsibilities The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, planning, social care, libraries, trading standards and waste management. History The council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, covering the administrative county which excluded the county borough of Nottingham. The first elections to the county council were held on 15 January 1889, with 51 councillors being elected. The first meeting of the council took place on 1 April 1889 and 17 aldermen were elected by the elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuxford
Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,516, increasing to 2,649 at the 2011 census. Geography Nearby towns are Ollerton, Retford, Worksop, Mansfield and Newark-on-Trent. The nearest cities are Lincoln and Nottingham. The town is located near the border with Lincolnshire in The Dukeries. The A6075 passes through east–west and connects the A57 to Ollerton and Mansfield. The East Coast Main Line passes close to the east. The A611 previously went east–west through the town; this is now the A6075; the A611 now goes from Mansfield to Hucknall. The Great North Road runs through the town (now B1164), though the majority of traffic now uses the modern A1 trunk road, which splits the town in two. The town was bypassed in 1967. The section of road, known as Carlton to Markham Moor, or the Sutton-on-Trent, Weston and Tuxford Bypass, was built by Robert McGregor & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
