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Clipston Blackberry Farm Nottingham as seen from Clipston Hoe Hill Clipston Lane. Clipston stands on the northernmost edge of the Wolds in Nottinghamshire. The area enjoys, from an elevation of about 79 m/259 ft, panoramic views of the Trent valley and the East and South side of the city of Nottingham, some 50 m/164 ft lower.
Clipstone is a small hamlet in Bedfordshire, England. [1] It lies within the parish of Eggington that borders with Leighton Buzzard , Heath and Reach and Hockliffe . The hamlet may be small but it gives its name to the largest tributary to the River Ouzel , the Clipstone Brook.
Clipstone passed into the ownership of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland in 1734 on his marriage to Lady Margaret Cavendish-Harley. [ 29 ] Four late 18th century antiquarian images exist of the extant ruins of the King's Houses by Francis Grose (1772), [ 30 ] Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1773), [ 31 ] Major Hayman Rooke (1790) and John Throsby ...
Clipstone East signalbox was existent in the 1960s on the 'main-line' between Welbeck Junction and Thoresby Junction. [6] The Midland Loaded Sidings of Clipstone Colliery were still in regular use on 23 June 1972 [1] Both Clipstone West junction and Clipstone colliery Junction and closed on 14 July 1986. [7] The pit closed in April 2003. [8] [9 ...
New Clipstone seen from the old colliery spoil heap. New Clipstone (commonly known as just 'Clipstone') is the most diverse area with both old and new homes, a library, primary school and village hall as well as a few shops and pubs, including Clipstone Welfare, which was used for scenes in the 2007 film Control.
The place-name Clipstone seems to contain an Old Norse personal name, Klyppr, with tun (Old English), an enclosure or farmstead, so 'Klyppr's farm or settlement'. [8] [9] [10] Edward I bestowed the King part of its name after Parliament was held at King John's Palace in 1290 "Clipiston Regis", [11] and appeared on later maps as Kings Clipstone ...
Clipstone Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire. The colliery opened in 1922 and operated until 2003. It was built by the Bolsover Colliery Company, transferred to the National Coal Board in 1947, then operated by RJB Mining from 1994. The headstocks and powerhouse are grade II listed buildings so have been ...
Clipston is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.The village lies around 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of the town of Market Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire.