Cuckney

Cuckney
St Mary's Church Norton Cuckney
Cuckney is located in Nottinghamshire
Cuckney
Cuckney
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population215 (2001 census)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANSFIELD
Postcode districtNG20
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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53°14′06″N 1°09′14″W / 53.235°N 1.154°W / 53.235; -1.154
Cuckney Church in the eighteenth century

Cuckney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, located between Worksop and Market Warsop. In 2001 the parish had a population of 215. In 2001 the parish had a population of 31.[1]

The A60 road connects Market Warsop and Cuckney via Cuckney Hill.

History

The grounds of Cuckney Parish Church, a Grade I listed building, contain the remains of Cuckney Castle.

George Sitwell, Ironmaster mined iron locally and he built a blast furnace here in the seventeenth century.[2]

In 1853 there were two large watermills on the river Poulter in Cuckney, one for cotton, another for corn. An earlier cotton mill had burnt down in 1792.

On 1 April 2015 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Norton to form "Norton and Cuckney".[3] On 1 April 2023 it became part of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck.[4]

It is also believed that the Battle of Hatfield Chase took place close to Cuckney due to the discovery of a mass burial beneath the church, and due to the etymological links of nearby Edwinstowe, named after the king that died in the battle.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

The school

The upstream mill is now a primary school. Cuckney Church of England Primary School has 140 pupils on its roll. [when?]

See also

References

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ^ Philip Riden, 'Sitwell, George (bap. 1601, d. 1667)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 March 2010
  3. ^ "Bulletin of change 2014 Final" (PDF). Lgbce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "The Bassetlaw (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2022" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ Battle group scoops £58k for castle dig Chad, 11 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022
  6. ^ Archaeologists put in new £10,000 bid for Cuckney battle skeletons dig Chad, 2 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022
  7. ^ Miller, Ben (15 June 2015). "Archaeologists plan to investigate burial site which could re-write 7th century Battle of Hatfield". Culture24. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ A group of archaeologists have announced compelling evidence which could help prove an ancient battle took place near Warsop Hucknall Dispatch, 4 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022
  9. ^ Could this be final resting place of 800 warriors? Chad, 11 May 2016, pp.18-19. Accessed 14 january 2022
  10. ^ Investigators hope to prove ancient battle took place near Mansfield Chad 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022


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