Jacksdale is a village in the Ashfield local-government district of

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, England, once a mining community. The population of Jacksdale ward in Ashfield district was recorded as 3,158 in the 2011 census, and was estimated at 3,097 in 2019. Lying close to the

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border, Jacksdale is the westernmost community in its county. Neighbouring villages include

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, Pye Hill and

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. Jacksdale and Westwood are interlinked, although houses in Westwood are usually newer, whereas 86 per cent of the housing in Jacksdale was built before 1918.

Heritage

Jacksdale consisted of only three farms in 1811, but it emerged as the shopping and amenity centre for both villages after the arrival of the railway. Jacksdale's pit was first sunk in 1874 by James Oakes & Co. Its entrance was sited at Selston Road at an "exposed" section of the

coalfield. Pye Hill pit, as it was known, was actually an amalgamation of three individual pits sunk by different mining companies, Jacksdale's pit was renamed "Pye Hill No 2", No 1 being

/Underwood and No 3 New Selston. Pye Hill pit was closed in 1985. The spoil heaps have since been made safe and landscaped for walking, providing access to nearby Jubilee Hill. The nature reserve there demonstrates colonising vegetation and scrub. The Grey Topper music venue was located in Jacksdale. Many well-known bands and singers appeared there in the 1970's: Dr Feelgood (when called The Pig Boy Charlie Band) as mentioned in Julien Temple's film Oil City Confidential ('the silk top hat club'),

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. Inevitably with punk, violence flared, culminating in the Angelic Upstarts riot gig that has gone down in Jacksdale folklore. The story of the Grey Topper is told in the book The Palace and the Punks by Tony Hill.

Governance

Selston Parish Council, which covers Jacksdale and Westwood, meets on the last Tuesday of the month. The local member of Parliament is Lee Anderson (Conservative) for the Ashfield constituency.

Amenities

Local amenities include a post office, a supermarket, a chemist, hair salons and barbers, an estate agency and lettings agency, a hardware and motor parts outlet, a repair garage, butchers, a newsagent, a library, the Miners' Welfare, a tearoom, a primary and nursery school, a Pentecostal church, a Chinese restaurant, a community centre, a fish and chip shop, dentists' and doctors' surgeries, care homes, and a garden centre. Several local community groups for adults, children and special interests are shared with Westwood. The

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St. Mary's Church, Westwood, which also covers Jacksdale, is a daughter church of St. Helen's Church, Selston.

Notable people

*Actress

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(born 1966), daughter of actor

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and half-sister of actress

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, was born in Jacksdale. *

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, former US president, once stayed at a farm in Jacksdale, whilst visiting his sister at

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in Derbyshire. *

John Newbold John Newbold (14 December 1952 - 15 May 1982) was an English professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Newbold was born in Jacksdale, where his parents ran a butchers shop, and was brought up in South Normanton. He began riding motorcy ...

(1952–1982),

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motorcycle road racer, was born in Jacksdale and raised in nearby

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.Henshaw was 150th victim on Isle of Man
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'', 15 June 2013, Retrieved 25 March 2016 *

Kyle Ryde Kyle Ryde (Kyle Brandon Ryde, born 22 July 1997) is an English motorcycle solo road racing, road racer. For 2022 he rode in BSB with OMG Racing, switching to Yamaha machinery as used in 2021 by the McAMS team. For 2023, Ryde continues with the s ...

(born 1997), British 2014 Superstock 600 Champion and 2015 Supersport road race contender, has lived mainly in Jacksdale since moving from nearby Swanwick, Derbyshire, as an infant. *Tony Hill, published writer of two Jacksdale based books: If the Kids are United and The Palace and the Punks

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