Newstead, Nottinghamshire
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| Population | 1,194 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK5252 |
| Civil parish | Newstead |
| District | Gedling |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG15 |
| Dialling code | 01623 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sherwood |
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Coordinates: 53°04′12″N 1°13′19″W / 53.070°N 1.222°W
Newstead is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated between the city of Nottingham and the town of Mansfield in the Borough of Gedling.[1] It is a former coal mining village, and was previously called Newstead Colliery Village. Lord Byron, the poet, lived at nearby Newstead Abbey. The parish is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys. It has a population of 1,194.[2]
Newstead Primary School is a state run primary school for children aged 5 to 11.
Newstead railway station is on the Robin Hood Line, which runs from Nottingham to Worksop.
Newstead Colliery
Newstead Colliery Village was created as home for workers at the nearby Newstead Colliery, which operated between 1874 and 1987.
The former mining location has now been redeveloped into a nature reserve and business park. Hazelford Way Industrial Estate is home to several large companies including Bunches Florapost; Badgemaster; and Leivers and Millership.
Gallery
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Terraced houses in Newstead
References
- ↑ OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: (1:25 000):ISBN 0 319 24040 1
- ↑ "Parish Headcounts: Gedling". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
External links
Media related to Newstead, Nottinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons
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