Annesley is a village and
civil parish in the
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district of Nottinghamshire, England, between
Hucknall and
Kirkby-in-Ashfield. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,162 (including
Annesley Woodhouse to the west).
Annesley Hall is a grade two
listed building, once owned by the
Chaworth-Musters family, which has connections to the
Byron family of nearby
Newstead Abbey.
Annesley Old Church
Annesley Old Church or the Church of All Saints, Annesley Park, is a disused church in a ruinous condition which stands on a mound near to Annesley Hall, Nottinghamshire. The building remains are Grade I listed and are surrounded by a graveyard. ...
was mentioned by
Lord Byron and
D. H. Lawrence. There is also close by the earthworks of
Annesley Castle.
The
Misk Hills lie to the south of the village. Annesley is part of Nottinghamshire's
Hidden Valleys area. The parish is grouped with the neighbouring parish of
Felley to elect a joint parish council. The old church of Annesley was dedicated to All Saints. It was allowed to become derelict in the 1940s. Features of interest included the east window of the south aisle, the 13th century sedilia and the 17th century royal arms in stucco.
[Pevsner, N. (1951) ''Nottinghamshire''. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 27]
The village is on the A611 for
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
near junction 27 of the
M1. Nearby to the south is the roundabout with the A608, which is now a thoroughfare to
Sherwood Park Enterprise Zone.
It was connected to
Nottingham by rail until
Annesley railway station closed in 1953.
See also
*
All Saints' Church, Annesley (1874)
*
Annesley Old Church
Annesley Old Church or the Church of All Saints, Annesley Park, is a disused church in a ruinous condition which stands on a mound near to Annesley Hall, Nottinghamshire. The building remains are Grade I listed and are surrounded by a graveyard. ...
(1356)
*
Annesley Hall
References
External links
Annesley and Felley Parish CouncilAnnesley at Old Notts(archived)
Railway memories of Annesley yard and loco depot*
Ashfield District
Villages in Nottinghamshire
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