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Woodbeck
Woodbeck is a village within the Rampton and Woodbeck civil parish of the Bassetlaw district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 1,139 at the 2011 census. The village lies in the north east of the county. It is 125 miles north west of London, 27 miles north east of the city of Nottingham, and 5 miles south east of the town of Retford. It is the site of Rampton Secure Hospital, which is one of only three high security psychiatric hospitals in England. Toponymy Woodbeck was named after the farm that was in the location originally, which was located between a 'wood and a beck', the remains of a small forested area lies to the east and a beck runs alongside the area. Geography Location The village lies west of Rampton village, and in the far west of the Rampton and Woodbeck parish. It is surrounded by the following local areas: * Treswell to the north * Stokeham to the south * Rampton to the east * Grove, Headon and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampton And Woodbeck
Rampton and Woodbeck is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 1,139 at the 2011 census. The parish lies in the north east of the county. It is 125 miles north west of London, 27 miles north east of the city of Nottingham, and 5 miles south east of the town of Retford. The parish rests alongside the county border with Lincolnshire. It is the site of Rampton Secure Hospital, which is one of only three high security psychiatric hospitals in England. Toponymy The toponym "Rampton" is possibly derived from Old English ''Ramm-tūn'', meaning " farmstead where rams are kept". Woodbeck was named after the farm that was in the location originally, which was located between a 'wood and a beck', the remains of a small forested area lies to the east and a beck runs alongside the area. The parish was singularly named Rampton until April 2018. Geography Location The parish lies along the north ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampton, Nottinghamshire
Rampton is a village in the civil parish of Rampton and Woodbeck, about east of Retford in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish is long and thin, extending about east–west but only about north–south. Its eastern boundary is the River Trent, which here also forms the county boundary with Lincolnshire. The parish is best known for Rampton Secure Hospital, which is at the hamlet of Woodbeck about west of Rampton village. The parish was renamed from Rampton to Rampton and Woodbeck on the 1st of April 2018. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,139. History The toponym "Rampton" is probably derived from Old English ''Ramm-tūn'', meaning "farmstead where rams are kept". The village was an important manor from Norman times. The old manor house was pulled down around 1720, having been held by the Stanhope and Babington families. All that survives is the gateway, which includes the arms of Babington. On the eastern bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampton Secure Hospital
Rampton Secure Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital near the village of Woodbeck between Retford and Rampton in Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, alongside Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. It is managed by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. History In 1899 the Lunacy Commissioners decided an additional facility was required as 'overspill' for Broadmoor Asylum in London. Three sites were assessed in Nottinghamshire and Woodbeck Farm was chosen because of its proximity to a large supply of soft water. The farm was later to give its name to the housing built for staff. The site was acquired in 1907 and building began in 1909, with the original building being designed by Francis William Troup. The facility opened in 1912 as Rampton Criminal Lunatic Asylum. During the First World War, Broadmoor revised its discharge policy. This meant there were many more beds av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headon, Nottinghamshire
Headon is a village in Headon cum Upton civil parish, in the Bassetlaw district, of the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The village is adjacent to the villages of Upton, Nether Headon, East Drayton, Eaton, Gamston, Woodbeck and Stokeham. In 2011 the parish, together with Stokeham had a population of 253. The area is 3.5 miles south east of the nearest market town Retford, 26 miles north east of the county town Nottingham and 125 miles north of London. There are 2 listed buildings in Headon village. Toponymy Headon was known as Hedun in the Domesday Book and is possibly derived from the Old English for high hill. Geography Location The village lies in the north east portion of the Nottinghamshire county and southern area of Bassetlaw district. It is surrounded by the following local areas: * Nether Headon and Ladywell Rise to the north * Upton to the south * East Drayton, Woodbeck and Stokeham to the east * Eaton and Gamston to the west. Settlement This is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassetlaw District
Bassetlaw is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district has four towns: Worksop, Tuxford, Harworth Bircotes and Retford. It is bounded to the north by the Metropolitan Boroughs of Doncaster and Rotherham, the east by West Lindsey, the west by both the Borough of Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire and the south by Mansfield District and Newark and Sherwood. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. History Bassetlaw was created as a non-metropolitan district in 1974 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Worksop and East Retford and most of Worksop Rural District and East Retford Rural District following the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils such as Bassetlaw District Council responsible for local services such as housin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Richardson (cricketer)
Allen Richardson (28 October 1926 – 20 September 1998) was an English first-class cricketer active 1948–52 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Woodbeck; died in Sherwood Sherwood may refer to: Places Australia *Sherwood, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Sherwood, South Australia, a locality *Shire of Sherwood, a former local government area of Queensland *Electoral district of Sherwood, an electoral district from .... References 1926 births 1998 deaths English cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers People from Bassetlaw District People from Sherwood, Nottingham Cricketers from Nottinghamshire {{England-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent. The districts of Nottinghamshire are Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe. The City of Nottingham was administratively part of Nottinghamshire between 1974 and 1998, but is now a unitary authority, remaining part of Nottinghamshire for ceremonial purposes. The county saw a minor change in its coverage as Finningley was moved from the county into South Yorkshire and is part of the City of Doncaster. This is also where the now-closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport is located (formerly Robin Hood Airport). In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-class Cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although in practice a team might play only one innings or none at all. The etymology of "first-class cricket" is unknown, but it was used loosely before it acquired official status in 1895, following a meeting of leading English clubs. At a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) in 1947, it was formally defined on a global basis. A significant omission of the ICC ruling was any attempt to define first-class cricket retrospectively. That has left historians, and especially statisticians, with the problem of how to categorise earlier matches, especially those played in Great Britain be ... [...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 electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upton, Bassetlaw
Upton is a small village in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It is located north of Askham and south of Headon; with the latter it forms the civil parish of Headon cum Upton Headon cum Upton is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Headon, Upton and the hamlet of Nether Headon. The parish is adjacent to Askham, Gamston, East Drayt .... The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 253. SourcesGoogle Maps References Villages in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grove, Nottinghamshire
Grove is a small village and civil parish, located about south-west of Retford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census is 105. The parklands of Grove Hall separate it from Retford town, and a set of gates for Grove Hall can be found near the London Road, the A638. The village itself is pleasant with wide verges along parts of the main road. The village once contained a garden centre, now built on, housed in the former kitchen gardens, of the Hall and there is also a very fine parish church. History The barony of Grove, with the manor of West Retford was part of the large property granted by William the Conqueror to Roger de Busli and is thus noted in Domesday survey, as "Grave". From Roger de Busli it came to Gerbert (or Gilbert) de Arches, Baron de Grove, in the early part of the reign of Henry II. Gilbrt's great granddaughter, Theophania, being a co-heiress, carried it to Malvesinus de Hercy, in the reign of Henry III. It continued in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treswell
Treswell is a village in north Nottinghamshire in England. The village is under the administration of Bassetlaw Council and Treswell parish council. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 231, falling to 211 at the 2011 census. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Tireswelle'' and probably came from Anglo-Saxon ''Tīres wella'' = "well or spring belonging to Tīr". Buildings The village has a population of 260 living in 83 dwellings. Treswell has one post box, an old fashioned red telephone booth, a bus stop, a petrol and service garage and an active village hall. The village also has a 19th-century Methodist church but this recently closed and is being converted into a house. The parish church of St John the Baptist is built in the Perpendicular style. The main structure dates from the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, although it was restored in 1855, the square tower was restored in 1900, and internally the furniture dates from the nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
