Bestwood Village
| Bestwood Village | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM | |
| Postcode district | NG6 | |
| Dialling code | 0115 | |
| Police | Nottinghamshire | |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | www.bestwoodvillagepc | |
Bestwood Village is an village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire.
Until 1 April 2018 it was part of the civil parish of
It is to the east of
It was once a
Bestwood Mill Lakes are a park in the village, the lakes having been constructed from defunct water mills.
Bestwood Country Park is an area of heath, grassland, wetland and formal garden which can be accessed from the village. The volunteer group "The Friends of Bestwood Country Park" are involved in improving the park and its wildlife and habitats.
Bestwood Lodge was built in the
In the last century, Sir Frank Bowden, head of Raleigh, bought Bestwood Lodge and later it became the headquarters for the Army during World War II. It remained Ministry of Defence property until the mid-1970s when it was converted into The Bestwood Lodge Hotel.
Bestwood Pumping Station, 2 miles north west of the village, was built in 1871–4.
Before the industrial revolution, Bestwood was a small hamlet sustained by agriculture and framework knitting. Bestwood Village was greatly expanded when its coal mine was sunk in 1875 by the Lancaster family. Their Bestwood Coal and Iron Company (BC&IC) also opened an ironworks next to the colliery in 1881 with two blast furnaces and two more were added in 1890. It remained in operation until 1928. The coalmine was one of the most successful mines in the Nottinghamshire coalfield and at its peak employed 2000 men. It closed in 1967. The terraces on Park Road, St. Albans Road and The Square were built by the Bestwood Coal and Iron Company to house its workforce and it is now a conservation area. The company built its offices (with its distinctive clock tower) on Park Road.[3][4]
The surviving headstock and winding house of Bestwood
Bestwood Village has an active Women's Institute and is home to the Bestwood Male Voice Choir. The Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds Brass Band has been running since 1947.[6][7]
Bestwood is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys area. Bestwood Village parkrun began in 2017. It is an all-inclusive 5 km event in Bestwood Country Park: every Saturday morning at 9am, runners, joggers and walkers start from by the Country Park Dynamo House NG6 8UE. The event has been supported financially by Gedling Borough Council, and local firms and individuals. The course is described as "undulating".[8]
Bus services
| Bus operator | Line | Destination(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Trentbarton |
141 | Nottingham → Bestwood Village → Hucknall → Blidworth → Mansfield → Sutton | [9] |
| Nottsbus Connect | 528 | Selston → Underwood → Moorgreen → Watnall → Nuthall → Phoenix Park → Bulwell → Bestwood Village | [10] |
See also
References
- ^ The Gedling Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Bestwood Coal & Iron Company". Empedia. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Ironworks". Hucknall Dispatch. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 72. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ "Band History". Bestwood Welfare Black Diamonds Brass Band. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Band to perform at Beeston Concert". Nottingham Post. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bestwood Village parkrun website".
- ^ "Welcome - 141 - run by trentbarton".
- ^ "farm" (PDF). www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk.
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