Misterton is a village and

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in the Bassetlaw district of

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, England. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,140, estimated at 2,145 in 2019.City Population. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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Geography

Misterton lies in the far north-east of Bassetlaw and of

, between Walkeringham to the south and

Haxey Haxey is a town and civil parish on the Isle of Axholme in North Lincolnshire, England. It is directly south of Epworth, south-west of Scunthorpe, north-west of Gainsborough, east of Doncaster and north-west of Lincoln, with a population of ...

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to the north. To the east of the village is the

River Trent The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...

and to the west by farmland. It lies six miles (10 km) north-west of

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, on the busy A161 between Beckingham and

Goole Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increa ...

. The railway Doncaster to Lincoln Line runs north-south to the east of the village, currently with no station between Gainsborough and Doncaster. The village is the last on the A161 road going north, before Lincolnshire and the

Isle of Axholme The Isle of Axholme is a geographical area in England: a part of North Lincolnshire that adjoins South Yorkshire. It is located between the towns of Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both of which are in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey, and ...

. The B1403 for Gringley-on-the-Hill meets the main road here. The A161 through to the Isle of Axholme enters less than 1 km north of crossing the

River Idle The River Idle is a river in Nottinghamshire, England whose source is the confluence of the River Maun and River Meden near Markham Moor. The Idle flows north from its source through Retford and Bawtry before entering the River Trent at West ...

at Haxey Gate Bridge next to the ''Haxey Gate Inn''. The river meets the Trent in the parish. The Trent Valley Way and Cuckoo Way follow the

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at this point, crossing the Trent at West Stockwith. The parish boundary follows the

through Misterton Soss and the railway line to the north-east, then continues along the county boundary, again by the River Idle, and follows the Gringley and Misterton Boundary Drain to the west. It crosses Fountain Hill before following Fox Covert Lane, near the primary school, to meet the Trent. The population has risen to an estimated 2,145 since the 2001 census put it at 1,223.

Subsidiary villages

The Misterton Ward of Bassetlaw District Council contains the villages of

West Stockwith West Stockwith is a village within the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 327. it lies on the west bank of the River Trent, north-west of Gainsborough and east of Misterton. West Stockwith ...

and Misterton, but excludes Stockwith Road, Newells Terrace, Bramley Way and Pippin Close, which fall within the Walkeringham parish.

Misterton Carr

Misterton Carr to the west of the village, is an area of fenland. South of the River Idle (until the 1600s known as Bycarrsdike), it forms the lowest reaches of the Isle of Axholme, which extends into Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Despite attempts since Roman times to

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the flood plain in the area, only further drainage since the 1970s has allowed it all to become arable land.

Governance

Prior to 1935 Misterton was the centre of the

Misterton Rural District Misterton was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Gainsborough rural sanitary district which was in Nottinghamshire (the rest forming Gainsboro ...

, which was absorbed by the East Retford Rural District. This in turn was absorbed by Bassetlaw in 1974.

Toponymy

The place-name Misterton seems to contain the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

word ''mynster'' – a monastery, the church of a monastery or religious body, a church served by secular clergy – with the likewise Old English word ''tūn'', meaning an enclosure, a farmstead, a village or an estate. In other words the name may mean "monastery farm/settlement". Misterton appears in the

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of 1086 as ''Ministretone''.

Amenities

The village primary school is located in Grove Wood Road on the former secondary school site. The former primary school buildings in High Street now house the Youth and Community Centre, next to which is a library. There is a Co-op store opposite. There is a fire station to the south of the village, just inside the parish of Walkeringham. The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

, a Grade I listed building, is dedicated to All Saints. It belongs to the Church of England

Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is bo ...

. The east window of the Holy Cross chapel was designed by John Piper and made by his glassmaker,

Patrick Reyntiens Nicholas Patrick Reyntiens OBE (; 11 December 1925 – 25 October 2021) was a British stained-glass artist, described as "the leading practitioner of stained glass in this country." Personal life Reyntiens was born in December 1925 at 68 Ca ...

. The village has two pubs, the ''Red Hart'' and the ''Haxey Gate Inn''. Three other drinking places have closed: the ''Windmill'' in High Street (demolished 1974), the ''Packet Inn'' next to the canal (closed in 2002, later demolished)
Closed Pubs in Nottinghamshire.), and Misterton Sports Social Club (closed in 2016).

Sports clubs

Misterton United football club has been run by the local community for many years. It now ranges from junior through to senior level and also has a girls' team. It plays in the Gainsborough district league and the Doncaster junior league. Misterton Bowls Club plays in the Gainsborough League, the Isle of Axholme League and the Pensioners League. The last plays afternoon games, the others are evening leagues. Misterton won the Isle of Axholme League in 2018, the first time they had done this since the League started in 1978. The club also plays friendly matches and has an annual away fixture with Cleethorpes.

References

External links

Local Information

Misterton Parish Council

Misterton Primary and Nursery School

News items

Co-op ram-raided with a JCB in November 2007
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