Calverton, Nottinghamshire
Encyclopedia
Calverton is a village
in Nottinghamshire
, England
, situated approximately 8 miles from Nottingham
.
The inventor of the stocking frame
, William Lee
, was born here in the 16th century. Other famous people with connections to this village are Christopher Dean
(Ice Skater) and Mick Waitt
(coach of the New Zealand soccer team 2003).
Originally a small rural village, Calverton greatly expanded after the opening of Calverton Colliery in 1953. The Colliery was closed by British Coal
in 1994 but reopened soon after under the ownership of RJB Mining. The colliery finally closed in late 1999 by which time it was no longer the principal employer in the village. The buildings were demolished in February 2000.
Shane Meadows' 1999 film A Room for Romeo Brass was filmed in Calverton.
Premiere Travel
Veolia Transport
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...
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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, situated approximately 8 miles from Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
.
The inventor of the stocking frame
Stocking frame
A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589...
, William Lee
William Lee (inventor)
William Lee was an English inventor who devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589, the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use....
, was born here in the 16th century. Other famous people with connections to this village are Christopher Dean
Christopher Dean
Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...
(Ice Skater) and Mick Waitt
Mick Waitt
Mick Waitt is an association football coach who managed the New Zealand national football team. Waitt first took charge of the New Zealand side June 2002. New Zealand won eleven, drew two and lost ten of his 23 games in charge. He now works for New Zealand police.-New Zealand:In 1990, while...
(coach of the New Zealand soccer team 2003).
Originally a small rural village, Calverton greatly expanded after the opening of Calverton Colliery in 1953. The Colliery was closed by British Coal
British Coal
thumb|right|British Coal company logoThe British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation in the United Kingdom responsible for the extraction of coal...
in 1994 but reopened soon after under the ownership of RJB Mining. The colliery finally closed in late 1999 by which time it was no longer the principal employer in the village. The buildings were demolished in February 2000.
Shane Meadows' 1999 film A Room for Romeo Brass was filmed in Calverton.
Bus Services
Trent Barton- Calverton Connecton: Nottingham - Sherwood - Arnold - Calverton.
Premiere Travel
- 6: City Hospital - Arnold - Lambley - Woodborough - Calverton - Lowdham - Bingham.
- 7: Nottingham - Mapperley - Lambley - Woodborough - Calverton.
- 7.1: Nottingham - Mapperley - Arnold - Calverton.
- S8: Calverton - Woodborough - Lambley - Gedling - Netherfield.
Veolia Transport
- D3: Nottingham - Arnold - Lambley - Woodborough - Calverton - Oxton - Southwell - Newark.