ANGLO SAXON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Until 1610, Nottinghamshire was divided into eight Wapentakes. Sometime between 1610 and 1719 they were reduced to six – Newark, Bassetlaw, Thurgarton, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe and Bingham, some of these names still being used for the modern districts. Oswaldbeck was absorbed in Bassetlaw, of which it forms the North Clay division, and Lythe in Thurgarton.

Nottinghamshire is famous for its involvement with the legend of Robin Hood. This is also the reason for the amount of tourists who visit places like Sherwood Forest, City of Nottingham and the surrounding villages in Sherwood Forest.

Nottinghamshire contains the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey, which he sold in 1818. It is now owned by Nottingham City Council and open to the public. The author D. H. Lawrence was from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. The North of the County is also noteworthy because of its connections with the Pilgrim Fathers. William Brewster, for example, came from the village of Scrooby and was influenced by Richard Clyfton who preached at Babworth church. William Morthole is a current resident as well.

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is a first class cricket club who play at Trent Bridge in West Bridgford. They won the County Championship in 2005. Nottingham Forest is a League One football club and Notts County and Mansfield Town are in League Two. Other notable teams are Nottingham Rugby Football club and Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Club.

Ashfield

 Ashfield District Council , Urban Road , Kirkby-in-Ashfield , NG17 8DA  Tel: +44 (0) 1623 450000
Email: d.g.hill@ashfield-dc.gov.uk  Website: http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk

Hucknall visitor information point

Hucknall Library, Market Place, Hucknall NG15 7BSe: sanda8@tiscali.com   Visit the The Hucknall Tourism and Regeneration Group websiteOpening times: open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 7.30pm. Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm. Saturday 9am - 4pm. Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

Mansfield District Council

 email: tourism@mansfield-dc.gov.uk   Visit Mansfield website  Opening times: Mansfield operates a telephone helpline service from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information.Mansfield Museum & Art Gallery (for visitor literature) Leeming Street, Mansfield NG18 1NGOpening times: weekdays and Saturday 10am to 5pm. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

 Galleries of Justice , High Pavement , Nottingham , NG1 1HN  Tel: +44 (0) 115 915 9244
Email: sward@profilenottingham.co.uk  Website: http://www.visitnottingham.com

Ollerton tourist information centre

Sherwood Heath, Ollerton Roundabout, Ollerton, Newark NG22 9DR  e: sherwoodheath@nsdc.info   Visit Ollerton (Newark and Sherwood) website Opening times : open seven days a week 9am - 4pm, including Bank Holidays, from October - March. Open seven days a week 9am - 5pm, including Bank Holidays, from April - September. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information NEWARK & OLLERTON CLICK 

Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre

 Edwinstowe, Mansfield email: sherwood.forest@nottscc.gov.uk   Visit Newark and Sherwood website Opening times: seasonal - please telephone before visiting. Call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

Southwell visitor information point

 The Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell NG25 0HD  email: southwelltourism@btconnect.com 

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Bagthorpe and Underwood

Felley Priory was founded in 1156. The Priory has close links with Annesley Hall because the church at Annesley (the Old Church) was given to the Canons of Felley in 1158 to save it from destruction. There is an enchanting garden, started in 1976, which contains a large selection of new and interesting plants. All the plants and shrubs sold there are grown in the garden so they can be seen flowering before purchasing.In the spring the whole of the orchard is carpeted with an incredible variety of daffodils and is really worth a visit. Refreshments are always available and the site is only a 3-minute drive from Junction 27 of the M1 on the A608.
At the end of Felley Mill Lane North is Felley Mill Farm and Pond, which is denoted as Strelley Mill in DH Lawrence's novel 'The White Peacock'. At one time a watermill on this site was used by the monks of Felley Priory. Felley Mill Farm is the ideal starting point for an attractive walk around the area.

Hucknall Library, Market Place,

 Hucknall NG15 7BS

email: sanda8@tiscali.com  

Visit the The Hucknall Tourismand

 Regeneration Group website

Opening times: open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 7.30pm. Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm. Saturday 9am - 4pm. Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays. Or call 08444 77 5678 for local tourist information

Tel: 08444 77 5678

Mill Lakes and Bestwood Country Park

Mill Lakes once used to power the textile mills, and is now an attractive recreational area, rich in wildlife and a gateway to Bestwood Country Park. Bestwood, once a Deer Park, is now a 650 acre park including woodlands, heath, grasslands and wetlands as well as formal gardens. The park also hosts the Winding House, to commemorate the industrial heritage once prevalent in what is now an area for conservation.

St Mary Magdalene Church

  email: tourism@mansfield-dc.gov.uk   

Visit Mansfield website  

Opening times: Mansfield operates a telephone helpline service from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. 

Tel: 08444 77 5678

Edwinstowe is a village in the heart of Sherwood Forest Its name means Edwin's resting place because King (and Saint) Edwin of Northumbria's body was hidden in the church after he was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase,   in 633. References to Edwinstowe can be found in the Domesday Book. Legend has it that Robin Hood married his sweetheart Maid Marion in St Marys Church,Thoresby Colliery serves as Edwinstowe's main source of employment. However, since the downfall of the British coal industry, tourism is now becoming a major influence on the local economy due to the popularity of the Robin Hood legend and the alleged location of his base at the Major Oak.(See The Statues of Robin & Marion here)

Sherwood Forest Art and Craft Centre
is situated in the former Coach House and Stables of Edwinstowe Hall in the heart of the legendary Sherwood Forest. In this idyllic location the buildings have been converted into one of the most creatively designed craft centres in the country.There are eleven studios enclosed by a glazed atrium ensuring that even the most inclement weather cannot spoil your visit. Outside the main building there are five more studios centred around another courtyard with a small picnic area nearby.Alternatively, you can choose one of the mouth-watering dishes freshly cooked to order in the café. The Centre is a working art and craft centre with an extensive variety of arts and crafts where you can see craft workers putting the finishing touches to those unusual gifts that you have been searching for or you can choose from a wide range of practical items eminently suitable for the home or garden.

Opening Times: Summer (1st April to 30th September) 10.00 - 17.00 Tuesday -Sunday n.b some studios may be open mondays.

Winter (1st October to 31st March) 10.00 - 16.00 Wednesday to Sunday
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Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Forestry Commission, Edwinstowe, Nottingham,

NG21 9JL 
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Newark’s market place is overlooked by the Georgian Town Hall. The town has become famous for its six annual antiques fairs, held at Newark County Showground, and thousands of antique hunters from across the world descend on the fair’s 4,000 stalls in search of a bargain.Other attractions in the town include the Newark Air Museum – home to 65 aircraft and cockpit sections. Nearby North Clifton is also home to a relaxing meditation centre and Japanese garden.And of course renowned for being the home of Gulliver in Gulliver's Travels.

In 956, one hundred and ten years before the Norman conquest, King Edwy donated the land on which the present Upton Hall now stands, to Archbishop Oscytel of York. The record of a Hall on the site cannot be found before 1335 and this Hall was occupied by one Robert Bagenham. During the time of the Civil War, circa 1645, Martin Oglethorpe was Squire of Upton and lived in Upton Hall; a small part of Oglethorpe's Elizabethan Hall can still be seen in the present structure. By 1795 the land was owned by the then Lord Carrington.The main part of the present Hall was built in 1828 by Thomas Wright (1773-1845) a banker who was also High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1811. He employed W J Donthome to design a tall stately building exhibiting neo-Greek characteristics in smooth stucco with low pitched slate roofs behind corniced parapets, with a central leaded dome and tetrastyle Ionic portico with pediment.In 1895, John Warwick, a brewer of the Newark firm 'Warwick & Richardson' which used to be in Northgate, Newark, purchased the Hall for his family home. He added a large West Wing incorporating a Ballroom, a Billiards Room, and six further bedrooms with their accompanying dressing rooms. He remodelled the interior of the late Georgian building adding Jacobean style decoration to the Main Hall.In 1936 Sir Albert Ball, one time Mayor of Nottingham and father of the famous holder of the VC, bought the property but never actually took up residence.The Institute bought the Hall from St Joseph's Roman Catholic Theological College in 1972. Since 1952 the Hall has been a listed building and more recently it was classified Grade II* which places it within the top 5% of all listed buildings in the United Kingdom.