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Alverton – One of the smallest villages in Notts but boasts two lively ghosts.

Averham – Home of the Robin Hood Theatre.

Balderton – Birthplace of actor/theatre manager, Sir Donald Wolfit.

Barnby-in-the-Willows – Has one of three circular dovecotes left in Nottinghamshire.

Bathley – Has a Methodist Chapel dating from 1844.

Besthorpe – The wharf offers delightful views up and down the Trent and of herons from Besthorpe Heronry.

Bilsthorpe – The 17th Century Manor House (Bilsthorpe Hall) has a cupboard where Charles I is said to have hidden in the Civil War.

Bleasby – With its hamlets of Gibsmere and Goverton, this lively village was the childhood home of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.

Blidworth – Will Scarlett is reputedly buried in the churchyard. On the Sunday nearest to 2nd February, the ancient custom of ‘Rocking’ is held in the church.

Boughton – Has an interesting 1905 pumping station.

Brough – Site of the Roman settlement, Crococalana.

Carlton-on-Trent – The Hall is a George III house with Adam drawing-room. Open by appointment and most Wednesdays April - Sept 2-5pm.

Caunton – For 37 years, home of Samuel Reynolds Hole, founder of the National Rose Show.

Caythorpe – A traditional framework knitter’s workshop is amongst the 18th Century buildings and watermill.

Clipstone – Ruins of King John’s Palace can still be seen.

Coddington – Fine pre-Raphaelite glass can be seen in the church. Was home of Constance Painswick Smith, who revived the custom of Mothering Sunday.

Collingham – Dr John Blow, organist at Westminster Abbey and tutor of Henry Purcell was born here in 1648.

Cotham – Attractive village offering fine views of the Vale of Belvoir.

Cromwell – The 17th Century Old Rectory was built as a Dower House for the Earl of Clare.

Eakring – William Monpesson, the ‘plague rector of Eyam’ and Rector of Eakring for 28 years, had to conduct open-air services from the Pulpit Ash to ensure that the contagion would not spread through him, as the people of Eakring feared he might still be carrying the plague infection.

East Stoke – Britain’s first Ambassador to the USA is buried in the churchyard. Site of the final battle of the War of the Roses.

Edingley – Village of red-brick cottages and small Church.

Edwinstowe – Robin Hood and Maid Marian were wed in the village church.

Egmanton – Place of pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Egmanton.

Elston – Home of the Darwin family whose monuments can be seen in the church.

Epperstone – Site of a 2nd-3rd Century Roman Villa.

Farndon – Popular angling and boating village.

Farnsfield – Birthplace of Augustus Charles Gregory, the first man to explore the interior of Australia.

Fiskerton – Was fairly industrial in the mid-19th Century, but is now a tranquil riverside village.

Girton and Weecar – It was said that its people had webbed feet as the Trent regularly flooded here until 1977.

Gonalston – The smithy, dating from 1854, has a giant horseshoe motif around its entrance.

Grassthorpe – Has an attractive 17th Century brick manor house.

Gunthorpe – This now busy centre for boating and angling enthusiasts was where Queen Boadicea defeated the Roman Tenth Legion.

Halam – Appropriately, the name derives from Anglo-Saxon meaning hidden or secret valley.

Halloughton – Manor Farm has a 13th Century tower, a remnant of when it was a fortified house.

Harby – In 1290, Queen Eleanor, wife of Edward I, died in the moated manor house. Taking her body to Westminster, Edward erected 12 memorial crosses marking where the cortege rested.

Hawton – In the church is a famed Easter Sepulchre with carvings depicting the Resurrection.

Haywood Oaks – Forestry Commission waymarked walks will take you to some of Sherwood’s largest oak trees.

Hockerton – Lovely church with interesting carvings and monuments.

Holme – Has the most perfect village church of St. Giles built in the 15th Century by John Barton, wool merchant.

Hoveringham – Has a 3-storey corn mill with much of its machinery still intact.

Kelham – The Hall, now home of Newark and Sherwood District Council, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, architect of St Pancras Station.

Kersall – Originally a Quaker settlement, this pretty hamlet now boasts the Best Kept Phone Box in the world.

Kilvington – Richly jewelled Victorian glass can be seen in the chancel windows of the 1852 church.

Kirklington – A 19th Century parson took the pulpit to the nearby marshes to use as a hide from which to shoot wild duck. Traces of the holes he made can still be seen.

Kirton – Features two 17th Century farmhouses and a church which is mainly 13th Century.

Knapthorpe – Hamlet originally called Chenapethorpe.

Kneesall – Old Hall farmhouse is one of the earliest brick-built houses in the county.

Langford – Surrounded by park and plantations, the late 18th Century Hall is by John Carr of York.

Laxton – Above the village and its open fields stands the largest and best-preserved motte and bailey castle in the county.

Little Carlton – The Gables Farm is an excellent example of a 17th Century timber frame yeoman’s house.

Lowdham – Birthplace of Cornelius Brown, historian of Newark and Nottinghamshire.

Newark and Sherwood District has almost 100 towns, villages and hamlets within its boundaries. This list should give you a taste of some of the secrets waiting to be discovered in the District.

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ROBIN HOOD TRAILA new audio trail called ‘In the footsteps of Robin Hood’ links 12 key locations associated with our hero.

The 100 mile tour gives a comprehensive look at Robin’s secret hideouts and hidden paths and trails. Locations include the famous Sherwood Forest and some ‘off the beaten track points’ such as King John’s Palace at Kings Clipstone.

Each location has a different story to tell. The other five remaining locations including Newark and Southwell have simple illustrations and interpretation text explaining the link between the location and the legend. The trail can be followed using a download for your MP3 player, a CD for the car and an accompanying map and guide.

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Lyndhurst – A special region of Sherwood Forest, originally kept clear of settlement to ensure plentiful supplies of game for Nottingham Castle.

Maplebeck – Home of the Beehive Inn, one of the county’s smallest pubs.

Moorhouse – Charming hamlet with 19th Century French-style church.

Morton – Tiny 18th Century church with interesting gravestones dating a century earlier.

Normanton – Has a large garden centre, which includes a lake with wildfowl.

North and South Clifton – Charles Kingsley, author of ‘The Water Babies’ spent his early childhood here. North and South Muskham – Both villages have interesting churches dedicated to St Wilfred.

Norwell – Moated village in three sections. It is the ‘North Well’ corresponding to Southwell.

Ollerton – The Hop Pole Hotel derives its name from the hop yards, which were on the banks of the river Maun and the weekly hop market. Location of old water mill and steam traction engine pump.

Ompton – Three futuristic pyramids from Ompton Pumping Station built in the mid-1960s.

Ossington – Church of the Holy Rood built by Carr of York which contains monuments to the Denison family from whose ranks have come a speaker of the House of Commons, a Bishop of Salisbury and a Governor General of Australia.

Oxton – Site of a 3 acre Iron Age earthwork, Oldox Camp.

Perlethorpe – Built to house the workers on Thoresby Estate. The church is by Salvin, the architect of Thoresby Hall.

Rainworth – Naturalist, Joseph Whittaker established a bird sanctuary on Rainworth Water and it remains an area of natural beauty.

Rolleston – Home of Southwell Racecourse, one of the few all-weather courses in the country,

Rufford – A small settlement adjacent to Rufford Country Park. South Scarle – The 13th Century church contains a vamping horn - an 18th Century megaphone.

Southwell – Lively historic town, home of the Bramley Apple. Spalford – The furze and ling fields around this village were once home to the Spalford hares, famed for their fleetness of foot. Staunton-in-the-Vale – The Hall is thought to be Willingham in Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Heart of Midlothian’. One mile from the village is the ‘3 Shires Bush’, where Notts, Lincs and Leics meet. Staythorpe – Hamlet dating back to Domesday. Sutton-on-Trent – The custom of Gait letting still takes place every spring in the village hall to determine grazing rights on the 300 acres of land bordering the river. Syerston – Parts of the church date from the 13th Century. Thorney – Tom Otter was hanged in March 1806 after murdering his wife on their wedding night. His ghost still wanders the lanes around Thorney. Thorpe – Small village close to site of the Roman fort of Ad Pontem. Thurgarton – The Parish church is all that remains of a 12th Century Priory, although it is said that one of the Black Canons still haunts the priory grounds. Upton – James Tenant, who cut the Koh-I-Noor diamond, was born here. Walesby – Home of the International Scout Camp. Wellow – Home of one of the few permanent maypoles in the country. Conservation village with 40 acres of common greens on which ‘toftholders’ have the right to graze their animals. Weston – On the Old Great North Road, love-lorn John Morris ran himself to death chasing a coach as it left Weston. His grave is in the churchyard. Wigsley – Up until the late 1800s the poor of the parish were sent a Christmas gift of blankets and flannel from the Lord of the Manor. Winkburn – Has a simple but interesting small church and an early 18th Century hall. Winthorpe – This secluded village was a Parliamentary centre in the Civil War. Now it has many pleasant 18th and 19th Century houses and a fine Palladian Hall.

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