Cotgrave
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Cotgrave | ||
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Shire county | ||
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Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | NOTTINGHAM | |
Postcode district | NG12 | |
Dialling code | 0115 | |
Police | Nottinghamshire | |
Fire | Nottinghamshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
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Cotgrave (
History
Cotgrave's origins may be in the Iron Age. A 6th-century Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been excavated at Mill Hill to the north of the old village. There was certainly a Saxon church a century before the
The place-name Cotgrave seems to contain an Old English personal name, Cotta, + grāf (Old English), grove or copse, to make 'Cotta's grove'.[5]
The present substantial church, All Saints', dates from the 12th century, with several subsequent alterations and additions. An arson attack in 1996 caused considerable damage, but the church has since been restored at great expense. The church has a ring of eight bells, most made by Taylor's.[6] A team of ringers practises regularly on Fridays and Sundays.
An outbreak of plague in 1637 killed 93 of a population of 500, including 46 children. All Saints' was used as a food store for the village during the outbreak. Money to pay for goods was disinfected as it was passed through a hollowed stone filled with vinegar to the men who had locked themselves away in the church. This stone is still in the church.[7] On Scrimshire Lane, near the church, can be found an old wall, dubbed the "Thousand-Year Wall". It is riddled with small holes made by, and providing a home for a large group of solitary bees. Nearby, through a lych gate, is a graveyard that is separated from the church by a road. There can be found there a pillar on three tiers commemorating those of the village lost in service during the world wars. The church has a stained-glass window by J. F. Gascoyne & Son of Nottingham, dedicated in 1920 as a war memorial. There is also a window on the north aisle, east of the north door, depicting the koepe towers and underground workings of Cotgrave Colliery, which was sunk in the 1960s and abandoned in the 1980s. The window was installed after the fire at the church in 1996.
Memorials
Cotgrave has a war memorial sited in the graveyard at Scrimshaw Lane to the west of All Saints. It commemorates the fallen of both world wars. The War Memorials Trust has helped with the upkeep of this.[8]
Twelve men from the
The surnames of those noted lost in the First World War are Lacey, Hind, Middleton, Herapath, Simpson, Henson, Hayes, Harrison, Marshall, Moulds, Carrington, Woolley, Henstock. Those from the Second World War; Cole, Pryor, Pepper, Phillips. The epitaph reads: "Be thou faithful unto death and I will give you a crown of life."[10]
The epitaph is often referred to as the Cotgrave Cross, as is a six-foot-high monument at the east end of the church. With later, partly ashlar construction parts from the 20th century and parts from the 16th,[11] it is somewhat of a mystery, as it is thought of as ancient, yet does not appear on photographs or pictures before the early 20th century. The site is near an important old junction, but there is no surviving medieval stonework evident. There were ideas of moving the war memorial to that site and the Cross moved perhaps to the country park,[12] but these were dismissed as too costly.
There is a further memorial plaque, carved in oak, displayed to the right of the north door in All Saints' and a commemorative stained glass window to the east of the south aisle.
To the north at Cotgrave Place near the golf course is a memorial to a Vickers Wellington bomber that crashed on 8 February 1941. The aircraft from No. 12 Squadron, recently dispersed from
Notable people
In birth order:
- William Upton (1804–1867), county cricketer for Nottinghamshire in 1827–28, was born and died in Cotgrave.
- Elinor Mordaunt (1872–1942), writer and traveller, was born in Cotgrave.
- Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1916 and received the Military Medal three times for bravery on the Western Front (France)in 1918.
- Frank Robinson (1932 – 4 July 2004) of Cotgrave travelled to Nottingham daily to play a child's five-note glockenspiel round Lister Gate. On his death he received hundreds of tributes from listeners.[14]
- Commonwealth Games 2010 mixed doubles silver medallist.[15]He grew up in Cotgrave and attended the village school.
Cotgrave Colliery
The town lies on the
The local economy was devastated by the mine's closure in 1993–94, which caused much bitterness. Like most Nottinghamshire mines, Cotgrave had continued working through the National Union of Mineworkers-declared
The local economy has improved considerably as Cotgrave is surrounded by an affluent area with low unemployment. Many of the mineworkers who hailed from the North East stayed in Cotgrave, built homes and raised families.
Amenities
There is a shopping parade called the Precinct, built at the same time as the large housing estates were developed, with a Co-op, a library,
The Church of England church is All Saints,[21] on Plumtree Road. There is also has a Methodist chapel,[22] dating from 1802 and a Roman Catholic church, (Our Lady of Grace[23]). The Cross is a booklet produced monthly by the Anglican church.[24]
Near the parish church is a small
There are two primary schools: Cotgrave Candleby Lane School and Cotgrave Church of England (Aided) Primary School. The latter first opened in 1720, and moved to the present building, built by Earl Manvers, in 1863.[25] Another school, Ash Lea School, is a day, community Special School for pupils between the ages of three and nineteen who experience complex learning difficulties.
Nearby is Cotgrave Futures, with Sure Start and meeting facilities. There are two pubs: the Manvers Arms, named after the Manvers family,[26] which owned much of the land in the area, and the Rose and Crown towards the north of the village. A third pub, the Black Diamond, was built in the early 1980s but closed in 2006, demolished and replaced with housing, known as Diamond Cottages.
Community
Across the road from the leisure centre is Cotgrave Club. The Miners' Welfare Club was built in the early 1960s. An unremarkable building at first sight but of prodigious size, it boasts several bars, a garden, family and snooker rooms, entertainment suites with their own bars, and one of the largest fully equipped stages in the region. The main hall can seat several hundred and has two dedicated bars, a food bar and a gallery. The various rooms and hall are available for hire.
The club has a cricket and football team with grounds enough to field two football matches. There are changing rooms and pavilion facilities for home and visiting teams. The village also has an angling club.[27] In 2012 the club hosted the Cotgrave Festival of Sports, a variety of sporting events through the last week in June, culminating in a finale day of presentations and entertainment. Involving all the schools and community, this was repeated in 2013–14 and is intended to continue annually.[28]
There is also a Kickboxing club based at Cotgrave Leisure Centre which is through KickboxUK (Professional Kickboxing Association – Cotgrave).
At the end of 2011 the people of Cotgrave launched Cotgrave Community Website.[29] This forum is paid for by the council but run by the council and local residents. Members are registered with their real names and checked on the electoral roll.
Country park
The extensive former mining area has been landscaped as a country park, with a long section of the Grantham Canal partially restored, including at least two locks. This is not presently navigable, but nearby road bridges have been removed. though in other areas of the Grantham Canal some bridges have been rebuilt to accommodate canal traffic.[30] Plans to put the canal back to water were gradually taking shape, and as a brownfield site in a rural area, the old pit-head area could serve for building a marina. This pit-head area is cordoned off from public and there are plans for redevelopment. Plans to build around 470 houses on the site would impact the infrastructure and the ongoing development of the country park.
Planted woodland is now beginning to mature and the country park is gradually acquiring a diverse population of wildlife. Wildfowl abound, with reports of cuckoos, warblers, swallows, little ringed plover, yellow wagtail, ring ouzel, wheatear, chiffchaff and dabchicks. Great crested newts are reported to be established in the lake, and hares, rabbits, foxes, bats and owls are present. The lake, pictured, is well stocked and used by anglers regularly. Fishing platforms have been built around the lake and reed beds established to protect the breeding waterfowl, including a variety of ducks, coots, swans and heron.
The park has a picnic area, car parks, a gallop for horse riders and a nature trail. The area features woodland, lake and canal side walks, and takes a route along the old railway track, where a short section of original rails and sleepers has been left in place. A voluntary group called Friends of Cotgrave Country Park works to maintain and improve the facilities at the park, and meets regularly. Details appear on the Rushcliffe Council website.[31] The group in 2010–2012 helped to plan and build a swimming pool for dogs, away from the vulnerable wildlife in the country park's lake.
See also
References
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