{"id":52,"date":"2022-01-10T10:16:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clipstoneallotmentassociation.co.uk\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2022-01-10T10:21:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:21:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clipstoneallotmentassociation.co.uk\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clipstone<\/strong> in north Nottinghamshire is a small ex-coal mining village built on the site of an old army base and close to the site of a medieval royal palace. The population of the civil parish was 3,469 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,665 at the 2011 census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The earliest historical reference to the settlement is in the\u00a0Domesday Book\u00a0of 1086, where the village is mentioned as “Clipestune”. Subsequent written sources use the forms “Clipestone”, “Clippeston”, “Clipiston”. The place-name Clipstone seems to contain an\u00a0Old<\/a> Norse\u00a0personal name,\u00a0Klyppr<\/em>, with\u00a0tun<\/em>\u00a0(Old English), an enclosure or farmstead, so ‘Klyppr’s farm or settlement’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clipstone is split into two areas \u2013\u00a0New Clipstone, approximately four miles from Mansfield town, and\u00a0Kings Clipstone\u00a0slightly further away, formerly known as\u00a0Old Clipstone\u00a0until 2003 when the ancient name of Kings Clipstone was resurrected. Both settlements lie alongside the\u00a0B6030 road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Clipstone\u00a0(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\u00a0Clipstone Welfare<\/em>, which was used for scenes in the 2007 film\u00a0Control. The old\u00a0Clipstone Colliery\u00a0site lies within the New Clipstone area, still having the tall prominent headstocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the southern edge of the village is\u00a0Vicar Water Country Park, developed from Vicar Water and the former\u00a0spoil tips\u00a0from the colliery, forming a landscape of hills and ponds with a controversial ‘Golden Hand’ sculpture, said to represent the village’s mining heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the village is within\u00a0Newark and Sherwood\u00a0district council area, with a small section in the west near\u00a0Forest Town\u00a0in the\u00a0Mansfield\u00a0council area. The\u00a0Garibaldi College\u00a0is just inside Mansfield district. A large modern housing development close to New Clipstone but previously considered as part of ‘Old Clipstone’\/Kings Clipstone was reclassified as being in Clipstone after a boundary realignment in late 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The local football team is\u00a0Clipstone Welfare. The village is close to\u00a0Sherwood Forest. Nearby is the medium-wave transmitter for\u00a0Radio Nottingham. There is also a slaughterhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kings Clipstone\u00a0(previously known as\u00a0Old Clipstone) is the oldest part in a rural setting with some old stone buildings, noted for its relatively ‘undeveloped’ character. The local\u00a0Dog and Duck\u00a0pub is the only social place to meet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clipstone in north Nottinghamshire is a small ex-coal mining village built on the site of an old army base and close to the site of a medieval royal palace. The population of the civil parish was 3,469 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,665 at the 2011 census. The earliest historical reference to the settlement is in the\u00a0Domesday Book\u00a0of 1086, … <\/p>\n

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