Annesley 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 authorit ...

in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, between

Hucknall Hucknall, formerly Hucknall Torkard, is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 7 miles north of Nottingham, 7 miles south-east of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 9 miles from Mansfield and 10 miles south of Sutton-i ...

and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,162 (including

Annesley Woodhouse Annesley Woodhouse is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, located approximately 10 miles north of the City of Nottingham and 6 miles south of Mansfield, close to Junction 27 of the M1. With a current population of around 3.500, from the 2011 c ...

to the west).

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is a grade two

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, once owned by the Chaworth-Musters family, which has connections to the

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family of nearby

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. Annesley Old Church was mentioned by

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and

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. 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

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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 to ...

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 Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

by rail until Annesley railway station closed in 1953.

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Annesley and Felley Parish Council

Annesley at Old Notts
(archived)

Railway memories of Annesley yard and loco depot
* Ashfield District Villages in Nottinghamshire {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub

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