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Rhodesia is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Bassetlaw district of
Nottinghamshire
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, England. The village lies just west of the town of
Worksop
Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from the nor ...
, and approximately east-southeast of
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
. At the
2011 Census, the population of the civil parish was 982.
The village was built in 1920, near the small established settlement of Haggonfields, to provide housing for
coal miner
Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use c ...
s working at the nearby
Shireoaks and
Steetley pits. It was named after G. Preston Rhodes, then chairman of Shireoaks Colliery.
Tylden Road, the main road through the village, was named after the pit's first manager. There are no longer any active mines in the area.
Rhodesia consists of just over 300 houses, a pub at Woodend, one shop, a school and a village hall. Part of the village is bordered by the
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is a narrow canal in the East Midlands of England and it is known locally as 'Cuckoo Dyke'. It was one of the last of the canals designed by James Brindley, who died while it was being constructed. It was opened in 1777 a ...
and it is also adjacent to the A57. Rhodesia is located between
Shireoaks and
Retford
Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfie ...
railway stations, the
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 ...
passes through the village.
References
External links
Entry on the Village Parish of Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw District
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