Oldcotes is a village 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...

, England

England

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. It is in the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Styrrup with Oldcotes. The village is centred around the crossroads of the A60

A60 road

The A60 is a road linking Loughborough in Leicestershire, England, with Doncaster in South Yorkshire, via Nottingham.It takes the following route:*Loughborough**Rempstone**Costock**Bunny**Ruddington*West Bridgford*Nottingham**Sherwood**Arnold...

 and A634 roads, five miles south east of Maltby

Maltby

Maltby, from Old Norse "Malti's farm", can be the name of a person, an organization, or a place:Places:*Maltby, Lincolnshire, England*Maltby, South Yorkshire, England, near Rotherham...

.

The history of the village is long and varied. The earliest proof of occupation was the Roman

Ancient Rome

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 Villa

Villa

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 located under the church.

The main focus of the village centres on the Village Hall on Maltby Road, with a history society, bingo, bowls and dancing clubs. There is one public house in the village called the King William.

Hermeston Hall

Hermeston Hall

Hermeston Hall is a manor house in Oldcotes, northwestern Nottinghamshire, England. It is located in a lane just off the A60 road, just south of the village of Oldcotes on the road to Langold.-History:...

is located just to the south of the village.