Ollerton and Boughton
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Ollerton and Boughton is a civil parish
and town in the Newark and Sherwood
district of Nottinghamshire
, England
.
The Markhams – a land owning family – were highly influential in the village's development. They built and lived in Ollerton Hall and the story of their life during the Civil War is immortalised in a book by Elizabeth Glaister.
Throughout the centuries, watermill
s have played an important part of life in Ollerton; today the only working watermill in Nottinghamshire can be found in the village, built in 1713 on the same spot as one of those listed in the Domesday Book.
'. Miners enjoyed a high standard of living, with semi-detached houses, large gardens and hot water supplied directly from the pit. Times have changed – the mine closed in 1994 – but New Ollerton still possesses an innovative nature and the colliery has been replaced by 'The Sherwood Energy Village', which has received media attention for its environmental principles.
when ollerton colliery was opened in the 20s red house bungalows were built on newark road to house the shaft sinkers,these were not has attractive has they sound,medium sized nissen huts made from corrugated steel. they were then used by the first colliers and their families until the first pit houses were built,these were poplar st,pine avenue,oak avenue,sycamore road and birch road,these were the first and had the added bonus of having constant hot water supplied from the colliery.later when the colliery was recruiting more men the new miners moved to ollerton without their wives and children and went into lodgings until more houses were built.this was a boom time for ollerton and the surrounding villages and towns who were also opening new pits.ollerton pit was originally owned by the butterly company until nationalisation in 1947.in the mining villages of the 30s and 40s big families ruled the day and ollerton was no exception with 9 and 10 children being quite common.the whitton's were one of those with 10 children,after serving for 5 years in the sherwood foresters bill whitton moved to ollerton to work at the pit,bill was stinting on the pit face till his 50's.stinting to those who do not know is digging coal on the pit face with a pick and shovel in temperatures reaching one hundred degrees.sadly a lot of the older miners who worked in the mines in the early years suffered from respiratory diseases. in the late 50's and early 60's the vast majority of mines in the north east and quite a few in derbyshire closed which meant a influx of miners to ollerton.800 more colliery houses were built and ollerton grew and grew.in november 1964 ollerton and bevercotes miners welfare opened at a cost of £125,000.it was known as the palladium of the midlands,with huge stars of the time appearing there.johnny ray was the opening act,a huge star from america singing in a club in a mining village.sadly the welfare is now derelict and ready for demolition
and has had a varied history: it has played host to Viking invaders and Italian and German prisoners of war, and at one stage formed part of the vast Rufford
Estate.
Originally a small hamlet centred around St Matthew's Church, farming was the main occupation until the 1930s, when the face of Boughton began to change dramatically. The sinking of Ollerton Colliery and the housing stock that followed means that today the boundary between New Ollerton and Boughton can be difficult to recognise.
A noted architectural feature of the area is the listed Edwardian Boughton Pumping Station
, which formerly supplied over three million gallons of clean water each day to homes in the city of Nottingham.
Miners Welfare' or 'The Plough' where much blood was shed in The Battles Of The Bar. The elder community of Jocks and Geordie
s frequent 'The Geordie Club' (situated in the heart of 'The Geordie Estate', in Boughton) where they pass their time playing bingo and waiting for 'The Turn' to appear on-stage.
The Blue Tit pub was also a major battlefield with the 'squaddies' from the local army training base fighting with the miners.
There is an Army Cadet Force
and a community band.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
and town in the Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton....
district of 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...
.
Ollerton village
Ollerton, originally known as Alreton or Allerton, meaning 'farm among the alders', is situated at the crossroads of the York to London, Worksop to Newark, and Lincoln to Mansfield roads. Due to its location, in mediaeval times the village became a meeting place for forest officials, commissioners and Justices of the Peace, leading to the development of its two coaching inns, The White Hart and The Hop Pole. For many years, the main occupation in Ollerton was hop growing – there were hop fields along the River Maun from as early as 1691 and a weekly hop market was held in the village on Fridays.The Markhams – a land owning family – were highly influential in the village's development. They built and lived in Ollerton Hall and the story of their life during the Civil War is immortalised in a book by Elizabeth Glaister.
Throughout the centuries, watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s have played an important part of life in Ollerton; today the only working watermill in Nottinghamshire can be found in the village, built in 1713 on the same spot as one of those listed in the Domesday Book.
New Ollerton
Originally built as a colliery village in the mid-1920s, New Ollerton was once acclaimed in the Spectator magazine as 'an admirable industrial housing scheme' – also known as a 'model villageModel village
A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, in most cases built from the late eighteenth century onwards by industrialists to house their workers...
'. Miners enjoyed a high standard of living, with semi-detached houses, large gardens and hot water supplied directly from the pit. Times have changed – the mine closed in 1994 – but New Ollerton still possesses an innovative nature and the colliery has been replaced by 'The Sherwood Energy Village', which has received media attention for its environmental principles.
when ollerton colliery was opened in the 20s red house bungalows were built on newark road to house the shaft sinkers,these were not has attractive has they sound,medium sized nissen huts made from corrugated steel. they were then used by the first colliers and their families until the first pit houses were built,these were poplar st,pine avenue,oak avenue,sycamore road and birch road,these were the first and had the added bonus of having constant hot water supplied from the colliery.later when the colliery was recruiting more men the new miners moved to ollerton without their wives and children and went into lodgings until more houses were built.this was a boom time for ollerton and the surrounding villages and towns who were also opening new pits.ollerton pit was originally owned by the butterly company until nationalisation in 1947.in the mining villages of the 30s and 40s big families ruled the day and ollerton was no exception with 9 and 10 children being quite common.the whitton's were one of those with 10 children,after serving for 5 years in the sherwood foresters bill whitton moved to ollerton to work at the pit,bill was stinting on the pit face till his 50's.stinting to those who do not know is digging coal on the pit face with a pick and shovel in temperatures reaching one hundred degrees.sadly a lot of the older miners who worked in the mines in the early years suffered from respiratory diseases. in the late 50's and early 60's the vast majority of mines in the north east and quite a few in derbyshire closed which meant a influx of miners to ollerton.800 more colliery houses were built and ollerton grew and grew.in november 1964 ollerton and bevercotes miners welfare opened at a cost of £125,000.it was known as the palladium of the midlands,with huge stars of the time appearing there.johnny ray was the opening act,a huge star from america singing in a club in a mining village.sadly the welfare is now derelict and ready for demolition
Boughton
Boughton is recorded in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
and has had a varied history: it has played host to Viking invaders and Italian and German prisoners of war, and at one stage formed part of the vast Rufford
Rufford Abbey
Rufford Abbey is an estate in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England. It was originally a Cistercian abbey. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century it became a country house...
Estate.
Originally a small hamlet centred around St Matthew's Church, farming was the main occupation until the 1930s, when the face of Boughton began to change dramatically. The sinking of Ollerton Colliery and the housing stock that followed means that today the boundary between New Ollerton and Boughton can be difficult to recognise.
A noted architectural feature of the area is the listed Edwardian Boughton Pumping Station
Boughton Pumping Station
Boughton Pumping Station was a water pumping station near New Ollerton in Nottinghamshire, operating from 1905.-History:Boughton Pumping Station was built in 1905. It was commissioned by the Nottingham Corporation Water Department. It was capable of pumping per day through 15¾ miles of...
, which formerly supplied over three million gallons of clean water each day to homes in the city of Nottingham.
History and amenities
In the 1970s, many coal miners from the Northern regions of the United Kingdom relocated here and generally congregated at the somewhat legendary 'Ollerton & BevercotesBevercotes
Bevercotes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about six miles south of East Retford and five miles north-east of Ollerton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 28....
Miners Welfare' or 'The Plough' where much blood was shed in The Battles Of The Bar. The elder community of Jocks and Geordie
Geordie
Geordie is a regional nickname for a person from the Tyneside region of the north east of England, or the name of the English-language dialect spoken by its inhabitants...
s frequent 'The Geordie Club' (situated in the heart of 'The Geordie Estate', in Boughton) where they pass their time playing bingo and waiting for 'The Turn' to appear on-stage.
The Blue Tit pub was also a major battlefield with the 'squaddies' from the local army training base fighting with the miners.
There is an Army Cadet Force
Army Cadet Force
The Army Cadet Force is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of the subjects from military training to adventurous training and first aid, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline, and good citizenship, to boys and girls aged 12 to 18 and 9...
and a community band.