Awsworth
Awsworth is a
Greater Nottingham area, between Kimberley, Nottinghamshire and Ilkeston, Derbyshire. It has been a civil parish since 1894.[4]
Church
The Parish Church of St Peter has a remaining chancel from the brick church of 1746. The nave was rebuilt in 1902–1903 by Naylor and Sale of Derby, in a freely adapted Gothic style. A projected north-west tower was never built.[5]
Railways
Awsworth once had a
Erewash Valley to Ilkeston over the Bennerley Viaduct. This closed in September 1964. At Awsworth Junction, a short distance to the east, a branch line curved north to Pinxton
. This line closed in January 1963.
Near the junction the line crossed a viaduct almost half a mile in length across the Giltbrook valley. This was known variously as Awsworth Viaduct, Giltbrook Viaduct and Kimberley Viaduct, but commonly by locals as the "Forty Bridges", although the exact number of arches and girder spans was 43. This viaduct has been demolished, but the Bennerley Viaduct remains.
See also
References
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Awsworth parish (37UD001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ History of Awsworth Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ N. Pevsner (1951), Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 31.
Further reading
- Lee, John. M. (2006). A Brief History of Awsworth (first ed.).
- Thoroton, Robert (1797). History of Nottinghamshire. John Throsby. pp. 250–251.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Awsworth.
- Awsworth Parish Council
- History of Awsworth
- Awsworth in the Domesday Book
- YouTube video - parish visit journal
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