Langwith is a close group of six villages crossing the

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border, on the

River Poulter The River Poulter which rises near Scarcliffe in Derbyshire, England is a tributary river of the River Idle in Nottinghamshire. It supplied power to mills along its route, most of which are now gone, although their mill ponds remain. Cuckney mil ...

about from

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, and about from

Bolsover Bolsover is a market town and the administrative centre of the Bolsover (borough), Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It is from London, from Sheffield, from Nottingham and from Derby, Derbyshire, Derby. It is the main town in the Bols ...

on the A632 road, south of

Whaley Thorns Whaley Thorns is a former colliery village in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England, close to the Nottinghamshire border. Whaley Thorns lies just north of Nether Langwith and Langwith, south-east of Creswell, and west of Cuckney. It is ...

. The population is listed under the Nottinghamshire

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Nether Langwith Nether Langwith is a village and civil parish, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east of Chesterfield and south west of Worksop. Nether Langwith lies east of the adjoining village, Langwith, which is in the ...

. These consist of Langwith, Langwith Maltings, Nether Langwith, Upper Langwith, Langwith Bassett and Langwith Junction.

Villages synopsis

Langwith lies just west in the district of Bolsover,

, from Nether Langwith, in fact the two villages adjoin. Apart from a row of shops and houses wedged between the North side of the A632 and the

river Poulter The River Poulter which rises near Scarcliffe in Derbyshire, England is a tributary river of the River Idle in Nottinghamshire. It supplied power to mills along its route, most of which are now gone, although their mill ponds remain. Cuckney mil ...

, the villages have two public houses, the Gate Hotel and the Jug and Glass. The entire village is not a post-

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. Langwith Maltings This part of the village is separated from Langwith and Nether Langwith, by a railway, the

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line, to-day's

Robin Hood line The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in the United Kingdom. The stations between Shirebrook and Whitwell (inclusive) are in Derbyshire. Passenger services are operated by East Midlands Rai ...

. The village was first established following the opening of a railway station here, which was the only to serve this community of villages. This closed as part of the

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closures of the 1960s. In the 1950s, the area site next to the railway station was developed into a

, referred to as Dale Close. The Robin Hood line reopened the original with services between Nottingham and Worksop.. ''Etymology'' for Langwith ''see'' Nether Langwith, "Maltings", refers to the

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which existed here in operation, up until its closure and subsequent demolition in 1993. Nether Langwith ''Etymology'' "Nether" is

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/Old German for ''Lower'', "Lang" meaning ''long'', and "with" is

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vīōr ''wood'' Upper Langwith is a small village straddling the A632, at a fork for

Langwith Junction Langwith Junction is a suburb of Shirebrook, in Derbyshire, England. Its name derives from the former Shirebrook North railway station, which was on the now-defunct Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway The Lancashire, Derbyshire and Ea ...

and

, in

Bolsover (district) Bolsover District is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Bolsover, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in Clowne. At the 2011 Census, the district had a pop ...

. The village is home to the Devonshire Arms pub, a mediaeval parish church and two manor houses.

Langwith Museum

In 2006, a Heritage lottery funded project refurbished the old Methodist chapel in Whaley Thorns to accommodate a museum to display the history of Langwith. It is mainly run by historian Tony Warrener and a group of volunteers. He is also a governor of Langwith Whaley Thorns Primary School and Shirebrook Comprehensive School. Tony has released an updated version of his book about the history of Langwith that he started many years ago. In 2011, the Heritage Centre left the Methodist Chapel and moved to North Street Whaley Thorns. The location is opposite the Long Willows which was the Institute and on the path leading to the train station (Robin Hood line).

Rhubarb Farm

Langwith has a horticultural social enterprise, Rhubarb Farm CIC, located on a two acre site at Hardwick Street, off Devonshire Drive. Started in January 2011, it supports vulnerable people with a variety of needs and abilities. It grows fruit and vegetables for a small customer-base of local farm shops, weekly veg bag customers and people coming to buy from site. Its main focus is supporting people to change their lives for the better through gaining confidence, skills, inspiration, new knowledge and motivation. The Farm supports people with physical and mental health issues, physical and learning disabilities, ex-offenders, recovering substance misusers and older people, including those with dementia. Its food work, delivering food bags and cooked meals, also supports people in food poverty and isolated people in Langwith and surrounding towns and villages. A Langwith Community Show was held at Rhubarb Farm site."Lots to see and do at Langwith show". ''Chad'', 14 August, 2013, p.34. Accessed 23 May 2022

Notable people

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, professional footballer who plays as a forward with

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. *

Ken Wagstaff Kenneth Wagstaff (born 24 November 1942) is an English former footballer noted for his playing career at Mansfield Town and Hull City football clubs. In 2000, club fans of both Mansfield Town and Hull City voted Wagstaff their club's player of t ...

, footballer voted "Player of the Century" in 2000 for both

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and

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football clubs.

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