Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire
Encyclopedia
Rhodesia is a village
and parish
located in the county
of Nottinghamshire
, in central England
. The village lies 20 miles from Sheffield
and is a part of the Sheffield city region
. It was named after the erstwhile Chairman of the nearby Shireoaks Colliery, G. Preston Rhodes.
Rhodesia is a small ex-mining village near to Worksop in Nottinghamshire. The village consists of just over three hundred houses, one pub, two shops, a school, a chapel and a village hall. Part of the village is bordered by the newly restored Chesterfield Canal and is also adjacent to the A57. It was built in 1920 near to the established tiny settlement of Haggonfields to provide housing for workers from the nearby Shireoaks and Steetley Pits. The village was named Rhodesia after the long-time chairman of the Colliery Company, Mr G. Preston Rhodes. Tylden Road, the main road through the village, was named after the Pit’s first manager.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
located in the county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of 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...
, in central 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...
. The village lies 20 miles from Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
and is a part of the Sheffield city region
Sheffield city region
#Sheffield#Rotherham#Barnsley#Doncaster#Chesterfield#North East Derbyshire#Bolsover#Bassetlaw#Derbyshire DalesThe Sheffield City Region is an area of England centred on Sheffield...
. It was named after the erstwhile Chairman of the nearby Shireoaks Colliery, G. Preston Rhodes.
Rhodesia is a small ex-mining village near to Worksop in Nottinghamshire. The village consists of just over three hundred houses, one pub, two shops, a school, a chapel and a village hall. Part of the village is bordered by the newly restored Chesterfield Canal and is also adjacent to the A57. It was built in 1920 near to the established tiny settlement of Haggonfields to provide housing for workers from the nearby Shireoaks and Steetley Pits. The village was named Rhodesia after the long-time chairman of the Colliery Company, Mr G. Preston Rhodes. Tylden Road, the main road through the village, was named after the Pit’s first manager.