Eakring
Eakring | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | NEWARK | |
Postcode district | NG22 | |
Dialling code | 01623 | |
Police | Nottinghamshire | |
Fire | Nottinghamshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | www | |
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419,[1] and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census.[2] There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century.
Geography
The village lies between the
Heritage
The village pub is the Savile Arms in Bilsthorpe Road. The Robin Hood Way, a long-distance footpath that passes through the village, is altogether 168 km (104 miles) long.
Eakring Mill was a five-storey brick tower windmill, built some time after 1840 (grid reference SK673628). The sails were removed in 1912 and the mill was derelict by 1936. It was converted into a house in about 1995.[5] A windmill was shown on a map of 1832, located in Mill Hill Field, where two footpaths cross, (grid reference SK668616) and another windmill shown north of Eakring Brail Wood (grid reference SK662614).
The parish church
When Gilbert Michell was Rector in the earlier 18th century, the Tudor parsonage house (now the Old Rectory) was the largest house in the village. It "came with a large tithe barn and other outbuildings, a fold for animals, and a neighbouring orchard and two fish ponds described as 'pleasure grounds' for the house."[8]
Notable people
In birth order:
- in 1666, moved to the village in 1670, lived there for 39 years, and was buried in the churchyard.
- John Michell (1724–1793), Eakring-born cleric and natural philosopher, made notable discoveries in astronomy, geology, optics and gravitation.[9]
- Helen Cresswell (1934–2005), a prolific writer for children, died at her home in Eakring on 26 September 2005.[10]
World War II oil
Geological survey
In the late 1930s oil exploration was undertaken by the D'Arcy Exploration Co Ltd, part of the
Drilling
Wells produced oil at
In March 1943, production began at around 100 wells, coordinated by Philip Southwell, a petroleum engineer from the
The location of the wells was kept secret throughout the operation.[12] American oil workers lived at the Anglican theological college at Kelham Hall.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "SK6758 : Kirklington Road". geograph.org.uk. 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "SK6761: Building pylons at Eakring training centre". geograph.org.uk. 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ISBN 0-900986-12-3.
- ^ "SK6762 : St. Andrew's Church, Eakring, Notts". geograph.co.uk. 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew Eakring (1370132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Russell McCormmach: Weighing the World. The Reverend John Michell of Thornhill (London/New York: Springer) p. 13.Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "On-line: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY". Exnet.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "BBC Genome listing for 'Down Your Way'". BBC. 1989. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-4711-3102-8.
- ^ "SK6860: Nodding Donkey, Dukes Wood Nature Reserve". geograph.org.uk. 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "History of the Eakring Oilfield". dukeswoodoilmuseum.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.