Blackwell, Bolsover
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Blackwell is a village in Derbyshire
, England
. It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within the District of Bolsover - the other villages being Hilcote
, Newton
and Westhouses
. The Parish Council meets monthly. A brief history of the Parish of Blackwell was published in 1994 (the centenary year of the formation of Blackwell Parish Council).
It is approximately 3½ miles north-east of Alfreton
.
William Foulke
the Sheffield United
, Chelsea
, Bradford City
and England goalkeeper was born and lived in Blackwell before moving to Sheffield to sign for Sheffield United.
Another famous former resident of Blackwell was Percy Toplis
– The Monocled Mutineer
– who went on to become a mutineer and conman during and after World War I. Toplis, while wanted for treason, was eventually shot and killed by police officers on the Scottish Borders. A Television series based on the life of the Monocled Mutineer was written by Alan Bleasdale
in 1986 and broadcast on the BBC
.
In 1910 the highest ever 9th wicket cricket partnership in first class cricket was scored by John Chapman & Arnold Warren batting for Derbyshire against Warwickshire. Still unsurpassed over a hundred years later the record stand of 283 was made in under 3 hours. At that time Blackwell Miners Welfare possessed a first class playing surface and was one of the grounds frequently used by Derbyshire CCC for County Championship fixtures . The ground still exists today, and is little changed from how it was in 1910, but it is now only used for cricket at a local level, and is also used for football.
The main industry of Blackwell was coal mining. On the 11th of November 1895, 7 men were killed in an underground explosion at the colliery. The mine was closed in 1969 since when light industry has taken over.
Blackwell has two churches: St Werburgh's Parish Church and Blackwell Methodist Church.
Blackwell forms part of the Bolsover parliamentary constituency; the MP is Dennis Skinner
(Labour) a noted firebrand in the House of Commons.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within the District of Bolsover - the other villages being Hilcote
Hilcote
Hilcote is a small village in the south of the Bolsover district in Derbyshire, England, located close to the A38 junction with the M1 ....
, Newton
Newton, Derbyshire
Newton is a village in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It lies about a mile south of Tibshelf.-Not to be confused with...:Newton is the commonest placename in England, there being 87 in total.Locally, Newton is not to be confused with:...
and Westhouses
Westhouses
Westhouses is a village within Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. Named after West House Farm, the settlement was founded in the 1870s.- Railway :...
. The Parish Council meets monthly. A brief history of the Parish of Blackwell was published in 1994 (the centenary year of the formation of Blackwell Parish Council).
It is approximately 3½ miles north-east of Alfreton
Alfreton
Alfreton is a town and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, adjoining the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire districts. It was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton Ward was 7,928 at the 2001 Census...
.
William Foulke
William Foulke (footballer)
William Henry "Fatty" Foulke was a professional cricketer and football player in England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
the Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
and England goalkeeper was born and lived in Blackwell before moving to Sheffield to sign for Sheffield United.
Another famous former resident of Blackwell was Percy Toplis
Percy Toplis
Francis Percy Toplis was a British criminal and imposter active during the First World War. He is sometimes claimed to have taken a major part in the Étaples Mutiny, as "The Monocled Mutineer", during the war, although there is some dispute as to whether he was actually present.Toplis was born in...
– The Monocled Mutineer
The Monocled Mutineer
The Monocled Mutineer is a British television series made by the BBC in 1986, and shown on BBC1, the first episode being transmitted on 31 August 1986, intended to head BBC1's autumn season of drama...
– who went on to become a mutineer and conman during and after World War I. Toplis, while wanted for treason, was eventually shot and killed by police officers on the Scottish Borders. A Television series based on the life of the Monocled Mutineer was written by Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale is an English television dramatist, best known for writing several social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people.The Bleasdales live in prescot,liverpool,wales and london.-Early life:Bleasdale is an only child; his father worked in a food factory and his mother...
in 1986 and broadcast on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
In 1910 the highest ever 9th wicket cricket partnership in first class cricket was scored by John Chapman & Arnold Warren batting for Derbyshire against Warwickshire. Still unsurpassed over a hundred years later the record stand of 283 was made in under 3 hours. At that time Blackwell Miners Welfare possessed a first class playing surface and was one of the grounds frequently used by Derbyshire CCC for County Championship fixtures . The ground still exists today, and is little changed from how it was in 1910, but it is now only used for cricket at a local level, and is also used for football.
The main industry of Blackwell was coal mining. On the 11th of November 1895, 7 men were killed in an underground explosion at the colliery. The mine was closed in 1969 since when light industry has taken over.
Blackwell has two churches: St Werburgh's Parish Church and Blackwell Methodist Church.
Blackwell forms part of the Bolsover parliamentary constituency; the MP is Dennis Skinner
Dennis Skinner
Dennis Edward Skinner is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970, the Chairman of the Labour Party from 1988 to 1989, and has sat on the National Executive Committee numerous times since 1978.Born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, Skinner is the...
(Labour) a noted firebrand in the House of Commons.