Shuttlewood is a village situated about 2 miles north of Bolsover, in

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, England. It is centred on the crossroads of two main roads; Bolsover-

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and

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. Shuttlewood is a former colliery village and thus has a lengthy mining heritage. It is a quiet village with a local shop and had a post office until June 2008.

History

Population figures in 1846 mentioned 46 inhabitants. A map of Shuttlewood dated 1898 shows the Brick and Tile Yard situated on Woodthorpe Road, now in the vicinity of Woodthorpe Close, the Travellers Rest public house, the chapel and the school that was later in 1918 mentioned as St Laurence's Church. By 1918, rapid expansion of Shuttlewood had taken place due to the mining industry and the Brockley School had been built. Also the football ground is shown behind the Travellers Rest on the side of Chesterfield Road. The terraced houses of Bentinck Road had also been built for miners who worked at the Oxcroft Colliery at

Stanfree Stanfree is a community/village in Bolsover (district), county of Derbyshire, consisting of a couple of rows of terraced cottages, lying halfway between Shuttlewood and Clowne Clowne is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district ...

. Shuttlewood is mentioned in ''Bagshaw's Directory'' of 1846 and mentions the spa that was situated on Mill Lane between Shuttlewood and Stanfree. It states, the water of Shuttlewood spa, is that of the same water as that of Harrogate but weaker; it has been used as a bath and bears marks of antiquity. The bath was not covered or even enclosed with a wall, the situation is rather convenient. However it must have assumed importance years ago because Shuttlewood became known as Shuttlewood spa. Until quite recently, it was used by people for miles around, who suffered from defective eyesight.

Education

Brockley Primary School is a

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that is run by Derbyshire County Council, It has a Foundation Unit for the younger pupils and then it provides education for pupils aged between 5-11 before they proceed towards secondary education at

Netherthorpe School Netherthorpe School is a secondary school with academy status based in Staveley in the Chesterfield district of Derbyshire, England. History The school was founded in 1572 A quote from an 1857 directory: Netherthorpe School.—Francis Rode ...

, Heritage High School or

the Bolsover School The Bolsover School is a mixed secondary school located in Bolsover in the English county of Derbyshire. The previous buildings were closed in July 2010 and later demolished, replaced by a new-build nearby on the former football pitch. Ex-pu ...

. The head teacher is Mrs Caroline Rogers. In 2005, a war memorial was unveiled at the school dedicated to the 25 men of both Shuttlewood and Stanfree (the neighbouring village) who gave their lives during the

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