Barnstone

Barnstone
Barnstone
 Barnstone shown within Nottinghamshire
OS grid referenceSK7335
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG13
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°54′N 0°55′W / 52.90°N 00.91°W

Barnstone is a village in Nottinghamshire, England.

The parish church is St. Mary's Church, Barnstone.[1] The spelling in the 19th century was usually "Barnston".[2]

Cement works

A Blue Circle cement works is based in Barnstone. Cement manufacture began on this site in 1885. and it was home to one of the first rotary kilns. Barnstone specialized in manufacturing cements for the mining industry. The site is now owned by Lafarge and ceased manufacture of cement clinker in May 2006. Barnstone is now a specialized cement grinding and blending operation.[3]

Transport

Barnstone is served by Centrebus Route 24 between Bingham and Melton Mowbray, running Monday to Saturday three times a day.[4]

Barnstone had a railway station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway, between Melton Mowbray and Nottingham, from 1879 to 1953, with goods traffic to the limestone sidings continuing until 1962.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Geocaching site. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Langar site. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Timetable. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Langar and Barnstone PC Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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