Human settlement in England
Cuckney Church in the eighteenth century Cuckney is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck , in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire , England, located between Worksop and Market Warsop . In 2001 the parish had a population of 215. In 2001 the parish had a population of 31.[ 1]
The A60 road connects Market Warsop and Cuckney via Cuckney Hill .
History
The grounds of Cuckney Parish Church , a Grade I listed building, contain the remains of Cuckney Castle .
George Sitwell , Ironmaster mined iron locally and he built a blast furnace here in the seventeenth century.[ 2]
In 1853 there were two large watermills on the river Poulter in Cuckney, one for cotton, another for corn. An earlier cotton mill had burnt down in 1792.
On 1 April 2015 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Norton to form "Norton and Cuckney ".[ 3] Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck .[ 4]
It is also believed that the Battle of Hatfield Chase took place close to Cuckney due to the discovery of a mass burial beneath the church, and due to the etymological links of nearby Edwinstowe , named after the king that died in the battle.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
The school
The upstream mill is now a primary school. Cuckney Church of England Primary School has 140 pupils on its roll. [when?
See also
References
^ Neighbourhood Statistics ^ Philip Riden, 'Sitwell, George (bap. 1601, d. 1667)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 March 2010
^ "Bulletin of change 2014 Final" (PDF) . Lgbce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018 .^ "The Bassetlaw (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2022" (PDF) . Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 12 July 2023 .^ Battle group scoops £58k for castle dig Chad , 11 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022^ Archaeologists put in new £10,000 bid for Cuckney battle skeletons dig Chad , 2 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022^ Miller, Ben (15 June 2015). "Archaeologists plan to investigate burial site which could re-write 7th century Battle of Hatfield" . Culture24 . Retrieved 14 January 2022 . ^ A group of archaeologists have announced compelling evidence which could help prove an ancient battle took place near Warsop Hucknall Dispatch , 4 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022^ Could this be final resting place of 800 warriors? Chad , 11 May 2016, pp.18-19. Accessed 14 january 2022
^ Investigators hope to prove ancient battle took place near Mansfield Chad 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022
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