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, and has risen to 2,191 residents in the 2021 census.

Geography

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

, between

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to the south and

Haxey Haxey is a town and civil parish on the Isle of Axholme in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority of Lincolnshire, England. It is directly south of Epworth, south-west of Scunthorpe, north-west of Gainsborough, east of Doncaster and north-no ...

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

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

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, on the busy A161 between

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and

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. 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

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going north, before Lincolnshire and the

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. The B1403 for

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meets the main road here. The A161 through to the Isle of Axholme enters less than 1 km north of crossing the

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at Haxey Gate Bridge next to the ''Haxey Gate Inn''. The river meets the Trent in the parish. The

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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 2,191 as reported in the 2021 census, since the 2001 census put it at 1,223.City Population. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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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, this increased to 335 at the 2021 census. It lies on the west bank of the River Trent, north-west of Gainsb ...

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

parish.

Misterton Carr

Misterton Carr to the west of the village, is an area of

fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires ...

land. 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 drain 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, 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

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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''.National Archives: E 31/2/2/3826.

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

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, 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 b ...

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

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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

YouTube video – parish visit journal

News items

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