Farleys Brook
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Farleys Brook is the name of a minor watercourse in Hucknall
, Nottinghamshire
. It rises in a pool within a copse close to the M1 motorway
at the foot of the Misk Hills
. It flows Southeastwards through the Misk Meadows, Pennine View, and Nabbs Lane Estates, where several parks and open spaces are centred around flood prevention lagoons. The Brook flows past Hucknall Aerodrome
and in to Bulwell Hall Park, following the A611 Hucknall Bypass. Farleys Lane Spring rises in the Brook close to this point and a deep pool is formed which is used for paddling and bathing. The Brook flows in to the River Leen
at Moorbridge, Bulwell.
Hucknall
Hucknall, formerly known as Hucknall Torkard, is a town in Greater Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, in the district of Ashfield. The town was historically a centre for framework knitting and then for mining but is now a focus for other industries as well providing housing for workers 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...
. It rises in a pool within a copse close to the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
at the foot of the Misk Hills
Misk Hills
The Misk Hills consist of a gently undulating sandstone plateau between Hucknall and Annesley in the county of Nottinghamshire in the North East Midlands of England. They offer views Southwards across the town of Hucknall, and the City of Nottingham...
. It flows Southeastwards through the Misk Meadows, Pennine View, and Nabbs Lane Estates, where several parks and open spaces are centred around flood prevention lagoons. The Brook flows past Hucknall Aerodrome
Hucknall Airfield
Formerly RAF Hucknall, Hucknall Airfield is located north northwest of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.Hucknall has been in continuous use as an airfield since 1916. Formerly RAF Hucknall, it featured in the film The One That Got Away...
and in to Bulwell Hall Park, following the A611 Hucknall Bypass. Farleys Lane Spring rises in the Brook close to this point and a deep pool is formed which is used for paddling and bathing. The Brook flows in to the River Leen
River Leen
The River Leen rises in the Robin Hood Hills just outside Kirkby-in-Ashfield. It then flows through the grounds of Newstead Abbey, skirts Hucknall, goes through Papplewick and on through Bestwood Country Park, and following the route of the Leen Valley into suburban and urban Nottingham, passing...
at Moorbridge, Bulwell.