New Houghton

New Houghton

Anthony Bek School, with Pleasley Colliery in background
New Houghton
New Houghton shown within Derbyshire
Population 2,073 for Pleasley Parish (Census 2001)
OS grid reference SK4965
Civil parish
  • Pleasley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANSFIELD
Postcode district NG19
Dialling code 01623
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Bolsover
Website http://pleasleyparishcouncil.org.uk

New Houghton is a small, rural, former coal-mining village in Derbyshire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) from both Bolsover and Mansfield.

Governance

It lies within the civil parish of Pleasley. It is administered as part of the District of Bolsover. The area of Pleasley Parish Council includes Pleasley, New Houghton, Pleasley Vale and Stony Houghton.[1]

History

New Houghton was originally built in the 1890s to house workers from Pleasley Pit which was worked from 1874 until its closure in 1983,[2] when the remaining workable coal reserves were linked with and extracted via nearby Shirebrook Colliery.[3][4]

Education

The Pleasley and New Houghton school was erected in 1884, designed to accommodate 100 children. It is named Anthony Bek School, after a Lord of the Manor of Pleasley from 1293. Anthony Bek was also Bishop of Durham from 1283.[5] It is now a primary school, with secondary education available at Shirebrook Academy.[6]

Places of Worship

The village had a small church called Christ Church (now closed) on the Rotherham Road, next to the New Houghton Community Centre.

Village Amenities

Working Men's Club
Millennium Green

Transport

Roads

New Houghton is on the B6417 Pleasley to Clowne road. The village is separated from Pleasley (and bounded on its south-west side) by the A617 Chesterfield to Mansfield road.

Bus Services

As at January 2011, there are hourly commercial bus services during the daytime on weekdays from the village centre on the Rotherham Road (B6417) to Mansfield, Bolsover and Sheffield. There also half-hourly services to Mansfield and Chesterfield from bus stops on the A617 to the south-west of the village. Evening and Sunday services run less frequently and are subsidised by Derbyshire County Council.

Footbridge over A617 leading towards Glapwell, showing New Houghton side to right and Pleasley area to left of road

Train Services

The local stations for Pleasley were closed in 1930 (Midland Railway) and in 1931 (Great Northern Railway).[10] The nearest stations are now Mansfield, and Chesterfield.

Footpaths and Trails New Houghton is linked to Pleasley via a footbridge over the A617. This then gives access to the longer-distance recreational routes of the Pleasley and Silverhill Trails.[11]

References

  1. "Pleasley Parish Council - About Us". Pleasley Parish Council. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. "Pleasley Colliery History". J. S. Thatcher. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  3. Shirebrook Colliery History Retrieved 2014-07-06
  4. Picture the Past Retrieved 2014-07-06
  5. "Pleasley Parish History". Pleasley Parish Council. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  6. "Shirebrook Academy website". Shirebrook Academy. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  7. Stanton Hotel for redevelopment Barnes auctions and property services. Retrieved 2014-08-09
  8. "New Houghton WMC". WMC Club Historians. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  9. Open Charities Retrieved 2014-07-06
  10. Anderson, P. Howard (1973). Forgotten Railways: The East Midlands. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6094-9.
  11. Pleasley and Teversal Trails Retrieved 2014-08-09
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