Papplewick is a village and
civil parish in
Nottinghamshire, England, 7.5 miles (12 km) north of
Nottingham and 6 miles (10 km) south of
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 tow ...
. It had a population of 756 at the 2011 census. In the
Middle Ages, the village marked the southern gateway to
Sherwood Forest.
Papplewick has numerous community and social groups, a village hall, a
pub, The Griffin's Head, and an ancient church. Tourist attractions in the parish include the village conservation area, 18th-century cottages and
Papplewick Hall.
Papplewick Pumping Station is a working museum comprising steam-powered pumping engines, cooling pond and grounds in open
agricultural land 1 mile (2 km) east of the village. Surrounding areas of woodland are accessible to the public by a network of footpaths.
A local legend dictates that the body of
Alan-a-Dale, one of
Robin Hood's men, was buried in Papplewick.
Papplewick is included in Nottinghamshire's
Hidden Valleys district.
Papplewick Hall was built between 1781 and 1787 for the Hon.
Frederick Montagu
Frederick Montagu (July 1733 – 30 July 1800) was a British Whig MP.
Life
His father, Charles, was auditor-general of the Duchy of Cornwall, while Frederick was Prince of Wales; was MP for Westminster in 1722, for St. Germans in 1734, for ...
. The church of
St James Saint James or St. James may refer to:
People Saints
*James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just
*James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater
**Saint James Matamoro ...
, in the grounds of the Hall, was built in 1795.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire''. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin, p.288.]
From 1894 to 1974, the parish was part of
Basford Rural District
Basford was a rural district close to Nottingham, England, from 1894 to 1974. The district consisted of two detached parts, to the north and south of Nottingham. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the existing Basford ...
. It was then transferred to
Gedling Borough. A small part of the parish had been transferred to
Hucknall Urban District in 1935.
References
External links
Papplewick Parish Council
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Gedling
Sherwood Forest
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