Pleasley

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Pleasley


St. Michaels church in 1994
Pleasley (Derbyshire)
Pleasley

Pleasley shown within Derbyshire
Population 2200
OS grid reference SK502643
District Bolsover
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANSFIELD
Postcode district NG19
Dialling code 01623
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Bolsover
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°10′24″N 1°15′02″W / 53.17345, -1.25044

Pleasley listen (help·info) is a small village in between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield, it is 8 km south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and 4 km north west of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The River Meden which forms the county boundary in this area runs through the village.

The bulk of the village is in the Derbyshire district of Bolsover, and constitutes a civil parish of the same name. The part in Nottinghamshire is in the district of Mansfield and is unparished. Pleasley is not mentioned in Domesday when it was part of Glapwell parish[1].

St. Michaels Church is believed to originate from the 12th century but was greatly restored in the 19th century. It is situated close to the River Meden which marks the county boundary and also the boundary of the ancient Sherwood Forest.

It was a mining village until Pleasley Colliery closed in 1983. Hi-tec businesses have since moved into a business park in nearby Pleasley Vale. The mine was partly demolished but during the demolition it was realized that the pit winding engines were the only pair of such engines left. The former mine is now a museum. The spoil heaps have been turned into a large nature reserve, complete with large ponds, cycle and walking tracks. However, if you consider Pleasley as whole, it covers two counties and doesn't only consist of coal mine but an old cotton mill too.

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[edit] The constituencies of Pleasley

The area of Pleasley itself consists of four distinct areas: Pleasley Village, Pleasley Vale, Pleasley Hill and Pleasley Pit Top, more formally known as Pleasley Nature Reserve.

[edit] Reputation

In the past, Pleasley has had a reputation of being a run down village, due in part to the rows of derelict terraced houses on Pleasley Hill, the main road into the village. These are due to be demolished in the near future, when new housing will be built to improve the image of the area.

New Terrace, on the southern edge of the village, was classed as the old pit estate. This area was quite run down in the past, especially since the colliery closed. However all but a few houses on this estate have now been demolished to make way for new executive housing.


[edit] New Terrace

After the pit closed, many of the houses on New Terrace were bought by a landlord who owned many houses in the area, and rented out. By the late 1980s many of these houses had fallen into deep disrepair. Due to the poor state of the houses, Bolsover District Council intended to serve a compulsary purchase order on the houses.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Pleasley Colliery site

[edit] External links

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