Belph
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Belph is a village or hamlet in the District of Bolsover
, Derbyshire
, England
. It is part of the Welbeck Abbey
Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest
. The village is located 1 miles (1.6 km) south-east of Hodthorpe
, 1 miles (1.6 km) south-east of Whitwell
and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Worksop
.
The village has two parts, Belph Village, and Penny Green. Belph Village consists of about 30 houses either side of a single lane. A number were originally farmhouses; all except Springfield Farm are now private homes.
Penny Green consists of a row of 8 labourers cottages built in the 1900s on the Whitwell Station Road and a large stone cottage. The latter was once the Portland Arms (a pub). On the Cresswell Crags Road are Brook Cottages, 3 stone built cottages of the 19th century.
An area of the village known as the "Millash" was located where a stream flows from a natural fault. The ruins of two mills survive, the rest of the hamlet being buried under a spoil tip left by the now defunct Whitwell Colliery.
Bolsover
Bolsover is a town near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is 145 miles from London, 18 miles from Sheffield, 26 miles from Nottingham and 54 miles from Manchester. It is the main town in the Bolsover district.The civil parish for the town is called...
, 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
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...
. It is part of the Welbeck Abbey
Welbeck Abbey
Welbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire was the principal abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England and later the principal residence of the Dukes of Portland.-Monastic period:...
Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the legend of Robin Hood. Continuously forested since the end of the Ice Age, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve today encompasses 423 hectares surrounding the village of...
. The village is located 1 miles (1.6 km) south-east of Hodthorpe
Hodthorpe
Hodthorpe is an urban village in the parish of Whitwell, Bolsover, Derbyshire, lying close to the Nottinghamshire border and on the edge of Sherwood Forest. The village has two principal streets, Queens Road and Kings Street. It has one shop, a Post Office, a village primary school, and a Working...
, 1 miles (1.6 km) south-east of Whitwell
Whitwell
Whitwell can be a place name in the UK:*Whitwell House, County Durham*Whitwell, Derbyshire*Whitwell Common, Derbyshire*Whitwell, Hertfordshire*Whitwell, Isle of Wight*Whitwell & Reepham railway station, Norfolk*Whitwell, North Yorkshire...
and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Worksop
Worksop
Worksop is the largest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about east-south-east of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800...
.
The village has two parts, Belph Village, and Penny Green. Belph Village consists of about 30 houses either side of a single lane. A number were originally farmhouses; all except Springfield Farm are now private homes.
Penny Green consists of a row of 8 labourers cottages built in the 1900s on the Whitwell Station Road and a large stone cottage. The latter was once the Portland Arms (a pub). On the Cresswell Crags Road are Brook Cottages, 3 stone built cottages of the 19th century.
An area of the village known as the "Millash" was located where a stream flows from a natural fault. The ruins of two mills survive, the rest of the hamlet being buried under a spoil tip left by the now defunct Whitwell Colliery.