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Greasley
Greasley is a civil parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today as it was destroyed by the Earl of Rutland. The built up areas in the parish are Beauvale, Giltbrook, Moorgreen (often confused with Greasley), Newthorpe, Watnall and parts of Eastwood, Kimberley and Nuthall. There is also a small hamlet known as Bog-End. The parish is one of the largest in Nottinghamshire at , the 2001 UK Census reporting it had a total population of 10,467, increasing to 11,014 in 2011, and 11,241 at the 2021 census. History Greasley (then ''Griseleia'') is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to William PeverelWilliam was given a large number of manors in Nottinghamshire including Chilwell, Toton, Colwick and Kimberley. and being worth ten shillings. The book includes reference to a church, a priest and woodland pasture.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorgreen
Moorgreen is a hamlet in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is north west of London, north west of the city of Nottingham, and north east of the nearest town Eastwood. It is a linear settlement within the civil parish of Greasley. Geography Moorgreen is surrounded by the following local areas: * Felley and Underwood to the north * Newthorpe and Beauvale to the south * Greasley and Bogend to the east * Eastwood to the west. This area lies to the centre west of the parish, and its core is located where the lane named Moorgreen meets Church Road. It is a suburb of the town of Eastwood, and while primarily residential, is surrounded by farms and greenfield land. It extends to Moorgreen Reservoir north of the area and Moorgreen Industrial Park, which is a site for light and medium industry. Around the built-up area, the land is approximately with a nearby high point of to the north west of the village. Governance The settlement along with nearby ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
Eastwood is a former coal mining Town#United Kingdom, town and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England, northwest of Nottingham. Mentioned in Domesday Book, it expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution. The Midland Railway was formed here and it is the birthplace of D. H. Lawrence. History "Eastwood" is a wikt:hybrid, hybrid place-name, formed from Old English language, Old English ''Est'', for "East", and Old Norse ''Þveit'' , for "meadow", "cleared meadow", or "clearing in a wood." This is a common element in English place-names, often found as "Thwaite (placename element), Thwaite". "Eastwood" might mean ''eastern clearing'', possibly originating as a Viking Age, Viking-age clearing in Sherwood Forest. There is some evidence to suggest that the land around Eastwood was occupied in the Middle and Late Palǣolithic periods. The location of the settlement is due primarily to the availability of rich agricultural land, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broxtowe (UK Parliament Constituency)
Broxtowe is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Juliet Campbell (politician), Juliet Campbell, from the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile Broxtowe is a suburban constituency in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the city of Nottingham, and almost identical in character to the seat of Gedling (UK Parliament constituency), Gedling east of Nottingham. Broxtowe lies along the county's western border with Erewash (UK Parliament constituency), Erewash in Derbyshire. The constituency covers the vast majority of the Borough of Broxtowe (except the towns of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Kimberley and Nuthall which are in the Nottingham North and Kimberley (UK Parliament constituency), its name derived from the old Broxtowe (wapentake), Broxtowe wape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauvale Priory
Beauvale Priory (also known as Beauvale Charterhouse) was a Carthusian monastery in Beauvale, Nottinghamshire. History The priory was founded in 1343 by Nicholas de Cantelupe (d.1355), in honour of the Blessed Trinity. The priory was originally built to be home to a prior and twelve monks. It was the third of nine houses of the Carthusian order established in England. The two earlier houses were established in Witham Friary and Hinton in Somerset. The others were London Charterhouse, St. Anne's near Coventry, Kingston upon Hull and Mount Grace in Yorkshire, Epworth and Shene. The Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1534 lists the priory as having an annual income of £227 8s., of which £196 6s. was left after expenses. At this time the priory was in control of the advowsons of the churches of Greasley and Selston in Nottinghamshire; Bonby in Lincolnshire; and Farnham in Yorkshire. Role in late-medieval English mysticism Although concrete evidence remains scant, several claims have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Broxtowe
Broxtowe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately west of the city of Nottingham, and most of the built-up areas of the borough form part of the Nottingham Urban Area. The council is based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Beeston and the borough also includes the towns of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Eastwood, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, Kimberley and Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, Stapleford and surrounding villages and rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Ashfield District, Ashfield, Nottingham, Borough of Rushcliffe, Rushcliffe, Borough of Erewash, Erewash and Amber Valley. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: *Basford Rural District (part, being the parishes of Awsworth, Brinsley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giltbrook
Giltbrook is a village in England situated approximately northwest of Nottingham and within close reach of junction 26 of the M1 motorway. It is part of Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) ward, which had a population of 6,076 in 2001, increasing to 6,233 at the 2011 Census. The name Giltbrook is believed to come from the old English name "Gylden Broc", which means golden stream, or brook. This relates to the brook that runs from the fields to the north of IKEA, and then continues under Nottingham Road at Giltbrook, and under the IKEA entrance, finally flowing into the River Erewash. Notable events include Giltbrook being the end point of the Pentrich rising where a small force of soldiers: twenty men of the 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons ended the rising. Some streets have been named after the ring leaders, with names such as Brandreth, Turner and Ludlam being used. The village is home to the Giltbrook Retail Park which has been developed due to the presence and popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watnall
Watnall is an area in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It is part of Greasley civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley. It is in the Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall) ward of Broxtowe Council. The village is barely separated from Nuthall. Watnall Hall was built c. 1690 and demolished in 1962. Today, only the gate piers, fragments of the stone boundary wall and lodge remain on Main Road. Its owners included Launcelot Rolleston in the 18th century. Even though only a village, Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations, such as British Bakeries and the Nottingham meteorological centre. There are three World War II bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ... Fighter Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
Kimberley is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing. At the 2011 census the town had a population of 6,053, and this fell to 6,033 at the 2021 census. History Kimberley is referred to as Chinemarelie in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book. With the accession of William to the throne Kimberley came into the possession of William de Peveril.''Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.772 The Peverils lost control when they supported the losing side in the civil war which preceded the accession of Henry II of England in 1154. The King became the owner of the land. King John of England granted land in the area to Ralph de Greasley in 1212 who took up residence at Greasley Castle and also at around this time to Henry de Grey whose son re-built Codnor Castle on the site of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauvale
Beauvale, or Beauvale Newthorpe, is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile to the east of Eastwood. It is in Greasley parish. Beauvale Priory is the remains of a Carthusian The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called th ... monastery, or Charterhouse, founded in 1343 by Nicholas de Cantilupe. The extant remains include part of the church and a three-storey tower house, which may have been the Prior's lodging.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire''. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. See also * Listed buildings in Greasley Gallery File:Beauvale Priory Remains.jpg, The structural remains of Beauvale Priory in 2007 References External links Villages in Nottinghamshire Places in the Borough of Broxtowe {{Nottingha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthusian
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called the ''Statutes'', and their life combines both eremitical and cenobitic monasticism. The motto of the Carthusians is , Latin for "The Cross is steady while the world turns." The Carthusians retain a unique form of liturgy known as the Carthusian Rite. The name ''Carthusian'' is derived from the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Prealps: Bruno built his first hermitage in a valley of these mountains. These names were adapted to the English '' charterhouse'', meaning a Carthusian monastery. Today, there are 23 charterhouses, 18 for monks and 5 for nuns. The alcoholic cordial Chartreuse has been produced by the monks of Grande Chartreuse since 1737, which gave rise to the name of the color, though the liqueur is in fact produced not on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire
Newthorpe is a village in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It is in the Broxtowe Borough Council ward of Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe). It forms part of the borough of Broxtowe being east of, and contiguous with, the town of Eastwood. In 1952, at the age of 15 years, John Bamford became the youngest recipient of the George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational Courage, gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, ... for bravery during a house fire in Newthorpe. References External links * Villages in Nottinghamshire Places in the Borough of Broxtowe {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwick
Colwick ( ) is a village and civil parish, in the Borough of Gedling of Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated to the east of Nottingham's city boundary, and forms the Colwick ward. At the time of the 2011 census, the village had a population of 2,829, falling to 2,778 at the 2021 census. History The village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, since when the De-Colwick, Musters and Byron families have all owned the village. The etymology of the place-name is from Old English ''wic'' "specialised industrial farm" with an uncertain first element, possibly ''col'' "coal", although there have never been coal mines in the area. Another derivation is from the area being a dairy farm. In 1844 there was a gruesome murder at 'Saville's Spinney', then part of Colwick Park and later part of Colwick Woods. William Saville murdered his wife and three children in the woods on Tuesday 21 May. Their bodies were found one day later by John Swinscoe of Carlton who fetched the parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
