Meden Vale
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Meden Vale or MV as it is known locally (originally Welbeck Colliery Village) is a small mining village
situated in Nottinghamshire
, England
, close to the town of Market Warsop. It is located between Mansfield
and Worksop
. The economy is based mainly on Welbeck Colliery (one of the few remaining deep mine collieries still open in England), and the Three Lions public house.
There is also a small collection of shops and the River Meden
flows through the village alongside the main road. The village has a rugby union side which plays in the RFU Midlands division.
Pit village
A pit village is a term used in the UK for the village serving a deep coal mine.Many of the workers lived in houses that were provided by the colliery. Many villages have experienced depopulation after colliery closures forced people to move to other towns and cities where there are jobs for them...
situated 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
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...
, close to the town of Market Warsop. It is located between Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
and 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 economy is based mainly on Welbeck Colliery (one of the few remaining deep mine collieries still open in England), and the Three Lions public house.
There is also a small collection of shops and the River Meden
River Meden
The River Meden is a river in Nottinghamshire, England. Its source lies just north of Huthwaite, near the Derbyshire border, and from there it flows north east through Pleasley and Warsop before merging temporarily with the River Maun near Bothamsall...
flows through the village alongside the main road. The village has a rugby union side which plays in the RFU Midlands division.