Hilcote
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Hilcote is a small village in the south of the Bolsover
district in Derbyshire
, England
, located close to the A38 junction with the M1 (Junction 28).
The village is surrounded by the villages of South Normanton
, Blackwell
, Old Blackwell
and Huthwaite
in Nottinghamshire
. The nearest towns are Alfreton
to the west and Sutton-in-Ashfield
to the east.
The village is a former mining village and was previously called 'B' Winning. 'B' Winning pit was named after the seam of coal being mined from Blackwell Colliery. The village exists because of the pit, which was first sunk in the last part of the 19th century and was worked until 1964. When 'B' Winning pit closed the land was reclaimed and classed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
There are about 200 houses in the village with approximately 350 residents and there is one shop, which serves as a Post Office, general store, off-licence and video library. Many of the houses in the village were built for the mineworkers by Blackwell Colliery Company and are considered to be unique examples of this type of architecture and size of house for miners. Other houses in the village date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. When the pit was working there were a number of shops, which have since disappeared.
The village has three pubs, the Hilcote Miners Welfare, Hilcote Arms and Rachells. The Miner's Welfare was burnt down, demolished and rebuilt during the 1990s. Hilcote chapel is also (2008) undergoing refurbishment and repair work.
A number of residents are the third generation of their families in Hilcote. Many people were born on what was called Top Row and Side Row at 'B' Winning.
Hilcote is also home to Marysha Dluzewski, a banjo player who has been on tour around the US with the likes of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Bolsover (district)
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Its main town is Bolsover.There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:...
district in Derbyshire
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
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, located close to the A38 junction with the M1 (Junction 28).
The village is surrounded by the villages of South Normanton
South Normanton
South Normanton is a medium-sized ex-mining village two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire and is approximately 155 metres above sea level at one of the highest points, near St...
, Blackwell
Blackwell, Bolsover
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...
, Old Blackwell
Blackwell, Bolsover
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...
and Huthwaite
Huthwaite
Huthwaite is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, located to the west of Mansfield, close to the Derbyshire border. Before 1907 the village was known as Hucknall-under-Huthwaite and also Dirty Hucknall.-Derivation of Name:...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. The nearest towns are 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...
to the west and Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 43,000. It is situated four miles west of Mansfield, close to the Derbyshire border.-Geography:...
to the east.
The village is a former mining village and was previously called 'B' Winning. 'B' Winning pit was named after the seam of coal being mined from Blackwell Colliery. The village exists because of the pit, which was first sunk in the last part of the 19th century and was worked until 1964. When 'B' Winning pit closed the land was reclaimed and classed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
There are about 200 houses in the village with approximately 350 residents and there is one shop, which serves as a Post Office, general store, off-licence and video library. Many of the houses in the village were built for the mineworkers by Blackwell Colliery Company and are considered to be unique examples of this type of architecture and size of house for miners. Other houses in the village date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. When the pit was working there were a number of shops, which have since disappeared.
The village has three pubs, the Hilcote Miners Welfare, Hilcote Arms and Rachells. The Miner's Welfare was burnt down, demolished and rebuilt during the 1990s. Hilcote chapel is also (2008) undergoing refurbishment and repair work.
A number of residents are the third generation of their families in Hilcote. Many people were born on what was called Top Row and Side Row at 'B' Winning.
Hilcote is also home to Marysha Dluzewski, a banjo player who has been on tour around the US with the likes of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.