Glapwell

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Coordinates: 53°11′20″N 1°16′55″W / 53.189°N 1.282°W

Glapwell
Back Lane
Glapwell Glapwell shown within Derbyshire
Population	1,467
OS grid reference	SK480660
Civil parish	Glapwell
District	Bolsover
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district	S44
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Glapwell is located in north east Derbyshire between the nearby towns of Chesterfield (7 miles) and Mansfield (5 miles), although the nearest town centre is that of Bolsover (3 miles to the north). It is a village of 1,467 residents, situated on a hill adjoining the village of Bramley Vale.

History

This village is listed in the Domesday Book. In 1086, the book notes that Serb holds this for William Peverel.

"In Clapwell, Liefric had one carucate of land to the geld. There is land for as two ploughs. There eight villans have 6 ploughs... Serb now holds it.^[1]"

Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and now the Eve Trakway company owns the land. There is no overall dominant industry in the area, with most of the jobs being out of the village.

Amenities

The village has a local shop\post office and two pub/restaurants: The Young Vanish, (an unusual name derived from that of a 19th-century champion race horse) and Ma Hubbards\The Plug and Feathers, formerly and more appropriately the Glapwell Hotel, (known by many local as "The New Un"). The Hotel was one of the first places that train travellers would see when leaving the nearby LMS train station, and was in fact The local Station Hotel. The station closed in the 1930s. The social club, The Rowthorne, closed on December 18th 2011 due mainly to the lack of support from local residents and has been demolished after more than 50 years as an integral part of village life. Another long standing landmark that also disappeared in 2011 was the local garage. Glapwell Garden Centre stands on the site of the former Glapwell Hall, the former residence of the now extinct Hallowes and Jackson families.

The local football team is Glapwell F.C. who play their home games at Hall Corner in the north of the village.

The local cricket team is Glapwell Colliery Cricket Club who play their home games at Park Avenue - website http://glapwellcolliery.play-cricket.com

References

↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.749

External links

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Glapwell

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