Pinxton

Pinxton
Pinxton wharf
Pinxton  Pinxton shown within Derbyshire
Population	5,699 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK467592
District	Bolsover
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Nottingham
Postcode district	NG16
Dialling code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bolsover
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°07′41″N 1°18′04″W / 53.1280°N 1.3012°W / 53.1280; -1.3012

Pinxton is a village on the eastern boundary of Derbyshire in the Bolsover district, England. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish of Pinxton eas 5,699.^[1]

In Anglo-Saxon times it was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the Domesday Book as "Esnotrewic." It is also thought that it was known as "Snodeswic," given by Wulfric Spott to Burton Abbey. In Norman times, along with a number of other manors, it was under the control of William Peveril, for whom it was held by Drogo fitz Pons. It is thought that he renamed the manor "Ponceston" and it gradually changed to Penekeston and then to Pinxton.

The church

The church in 1733 as drawn by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

The church of St Helen dates from medieval times, possibly built on the site of a previous small castle. Much of it was rebuilt in 1790 reusing the original materials, and only the west tower and west end of the old church remains. By 1890, it was so dilapidated that most of the services were held in the mission room. In following century it was repaired and a new porch and north aisle were added in 1939.

Coal

Since 1800 BC, coal had been extracted in the area. In 1794 the Cromford Canal encouraged this trade. By the beginning of the next century there were a number of deep coal mines. Trade increased with the growth of the industrial revolution. There were also four lime kilns and a china works producing quality ware. Pinxton's prosperity increased further as the terminus, in 1819, of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway opened.

From the profits of his colliery at Pinxton, D'Ewes Coke (1747-1811) of Brookhill Hall, a clergyman colliery master, founded a local school and an educational charity.

Coal is no longer mined at Pinxton. The collieries and coking ovens have been replaced by an industrial estate, and the old colliery village has all but disappeared.

In Pinxton today, there remains the John King mining Wheel, It was used in the days when mining was available. Know the John King wheel is a historical model for the public to see.

Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows is a newly built housing estate which is partly in the Pinxton parish, although mainly within the neighbouring parish of South Normanton.

Television and radio reception

The village is in an area which can pick up the television signals of East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

FM radio stations covering the village include: Capital East Midlands; Peak FM; Mansfield 103.2 FM; BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pinxton.

• "Picture the Past" enter "Pinxton"
• "DerbyshireUK" Pinxton

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