Thoresby Park

	Thoresby Park Thoresby may refer to: * John Thoresby (other) Ralph Thoresby South Thoresby * Thoresby, Nottinghamshire Thoresby Colliery Thoresby Hall Thoresby Hall is a grade I listed 19th-century country house in Budby, Nottinghamshire, some 2 miles (4 km) north of Ollerton. It is one of four neighbouring country houses and estates in the Dukeries in north Nottinghamshire all occupied b ... {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Thoresby (other) John Thoresby may refer to: * John of Thoresby John of Thoresby (died 6 November 1373) was an English clergyman and politician, who was Bishop of St David's, then Bishop of Worcester and finally Archbishop of York. He was Lord Chancellor of England under King Edward III of England, Edward I ..., English clergyman and politician * John Thoresby (burgess), member of parliament for Great Grimsby {{Hndis, Thoresby, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ralph Thoresby Ralph Thoresby (16 August 1658 – 16 October 1725) was an antiquarian, who was born in Leeds and is widely credited with being the first historian of that city. Besides being a merchant, he was a nonconformist, fellow of the Royal Society, diarist, author, common-councilman in the Corporation of Leeds, and museum keeper. Early life Ralph Thoresby was the son of John Thoresby, a Leeds merchant who for a time was an officer under Fairfax during the English Civil War, and was by inclination an antiquarian; and of his wife Ruth (b. Ruth Idle, from Bulmer, near York). According to the preface of ''The Diary of Ralph Thoresby F.R.S.'', father and son were alike, deeply religious and both with strong attachments to antiquarian pursuits. John Thoresby established for himself a museum of coins and medals, purchasing at great expense two pre-existing collections owned by the Fairfax family and another family called Stonehouse. Ralph was educated at Leeds Grammar School, and on the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	South Thoresby South Thoresby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east from Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Horncastle and south-east from Louth, Lincolnshire, Louth. Its population was 128 in 2011. The village is the site of the studio where Arctic Monkeys recorded their debut album ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' (2006). Geography South Thoresby is about east from the A16 road (England), A16 in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The civil parish extends much further to the south, over the A16 and to include the hamlets of Calceby (a former medieval village) and Driby, extending southwards to Langton by Spilsby. To the south-west is Haugh, Lincolnshire, Haugh. It lies close to the northern boundary with Aby with Greenfield. Community The parish council administers Swaby, South Thoresby, and Haugh, although these are separate civil parishes. South Thoresby church is dedicated to Saint Andrew, and dates from 1738. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thoresby, Nottinghamshire Perlethorpe cum Budby is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 183 at the 2011 census. The parish lies in the north west of the county and district. It is north of London, north east of Mansfield and north of the city of Nottingham. The parish and wider area is at the heart of Sherwood Forest, which is associated with the Robin Hood legend. Thoresby Hall, which is a notable ducal country house and estate is also within the boundaries of the parish. Geography Settlements The parish consists of two settlements all on the Thoresby Estate: * Perlethorpe * Budby Perlethorpe Perlethorpe is based in the eastern portion of the parish, lying just to the left of the A614 Blyth to Ollerton road. It was an estate village for workers at Thoresby Hall clustered around a square layout of roads, with a notable church and estate hall. Budby This is 2 miles south west of Perlethor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thoresby Colliery Thoresby Colliery was a coal mine in north Nottinghamshire on the outskirts of Edwinstowe village. The mine, which opened in 1925, was the last working colliery in Nottinghamshire when it closed in 2015. The site has been cleared and it being redeveloped as a housing estate. History Thoresby colliery opened in 1925. The first two shafts in 1925 were sunk to . The shafts were deepened by in the 1950s. After privatisation of the National Coal Board in the 1990s the mine was taken over by RJB Mining (later UK Coal as UK Coal Thoresby Ltd). Coal seams worked by, or available to, the pit included the Top Hard seam, the Parkgate seam (after closure of Ollerton Colliery in 1994); the Deep Soft seam; and the High Hazels seam (working ceased 1983). In April 2014 it was announced that the pit would close by July 2015. The colliery's 600 employees had been reduced to 360 by the time of the closure in July 2015. At the time of closure, Thoresby was one of the two last remaining deep-min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]