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Clipstone is a former mining village in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 3,469 at the 2001 census , [ 1 ] increasing to 4,665 at the 2011 census , [ 2 ] and substantially more so to 6,185 at the 2021 census .
Clipstone Football Club is a football club based in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at the Lido Ground. History
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.
King John's Palace is the remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone, north-west Nottinghamshire.The name "King John's Palace" has been used since the 18th century; prior to that the site was known as the "King's Houses".
A part-time ranger was employed to manage the site in 1993, and this became a permanent post in 1999, when funding was received from the owners of Clipstone Colliery, RJB Mining. [3] View towards the car parking area with Clipstone Colliery headstocks in background. Vicar water may have a bus service calling at the park in the future and a bus ...
Sherwood Pines Forest Park is a forest park located near the village of Kings Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England. [1] Originally called Clipstone Heath, it was acquired by Forestry England in 1925 and planted with trees in response to a wood shortage after World War I. The park offers activities such as walking, bushcraft, mountain biking and ...
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 ...
This is a list of scheduled monuments in Nottingamshire, a county in England.. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in ...