Newstead 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 Nottinghamshire, England in the borough of Gedling.OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: (1:25 000): It is situated between the city of

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 ...

and the towns of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield and

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 ...

. A former coal mining village, and previously called Newstead Colliery Village.

Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...

, the poet, lived at nearby

Newstead Abbey Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, was formerly an Augustinian priory. Converted to a domestic home following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. Monastic foundation The prio ...

. The parish is part of Nottinghamshire's

Hidden Valleys Hidden Valleys is a name, coined in 2004, used to describe an area of interesting historical and scenic value between the city of Nottingham and the town of Mansfield in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire. Promotional literature ...

. It has a population of 1,194, increasing to 1,312 at the 2011 census. Newstead Primary School is a state run primary school for children aged 5 to 11.

Newstead railway station Newstead railway station serves the village of Newstead in Nottinghamshire, England. Newstead was the original terminus of the Robin Hood Line when it was re-opened in 1993 by British Rail, under the Regional Railways sector. The line has sin ...

is on the Robin Hood Line, which runs from

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 th ...

Newstead Colliery Village

The colliery village was built at Newstead in the late-19th century for miners at Newstead and Annesley Collieries. Newstead Colliery operated between 1874 and 1987. The former mining location has now been redeveloped into a nature reserve and business park. Hazelford Way Industrial Estate is home to several large companies including

Bunches Florapost Bunches Florapost Ltd. is a flowers by post company based in Newstead, Nottinghamshire. History Bunches is a family business founded by Erik and Sandra Hoving in 1989. Bunches was a small flower stall which they had set up under a 3 metre by 4 me ...

;

Badgemaster Badgemaster is a British-based business that manufactures badges, based near Nottingham, United Kingdom. The company was founded and is owned by John Bancroft. The company has received a number of notable awards, including the "Bridge to Work" A ...

; and Leivers and Millership.

Gallery

File:Newstead - terraced houses.jpg, Terraced houses in Newstead

Notable people

Richard Allsebrook Richard Allsebrook (born 25 September 1892) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County. He also played for Welsh club Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr ...

, footballer *

Michael Shelton Michael Shelton is a British sportsman who competed at the Summer Paralympic Games five times between 1960 and 1976 in snooker and other sports. He won six Paralympic medals, four gold, a silver and a bronze. He also won gold at the 1974 Commo ...

, Paralympic gold medal-winning snooker player

References

External links

Headstock Music FestivalNewstead Abbey Historic House and Gardens
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