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Pinxton
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The Boat Inn, near Pinxton Wharf.
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Pinxton
Location within Derbyshire
Population5,652 (2021)
OS grid reference SK467592
Civil parish
  • Pinxton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Nottingham
Postcode district NG16
Dialling code 01773
Police Derbyshire
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Ambulance East Midlands
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53°05′28″N1°19′12″W / 53.091°N 1.320°W / 53.091; -1.320

Pinxton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the western boundary of Nottinghamshire, England, just south of the Pinxton Interchange at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway where the A38 road meets the M1. Pinxton is part of the Bolsover District and at the 2021 Census had a population of 5,652.

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History

Etymology

In Anglo-Saxon times, Pinxton was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Esnotrewic." It is also thought that it was known as "Snodeswic," given by Wulfric Spott to Burton Abbey.

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Pinxton fields.

In Norman times, it was under the control of William Peveril, for whom it was held by Drogo fitz Pons. It is thought that he renamed the manor "Ponceston" and it gradually changed to Penekeston and then to Pinxton. [1]

Coal

Since 1800 BC, coal had been extracted in the area. In 1794 the Cromford Canal encouraged this trade. By the beginning of the next century there were a number of deep coal mines. Trade increased with the growth of the Industrial Revolution. There were also four lime kilns and a china works producing quality ware. Pinxton's prosperity increased further as the terminus, in 1819, of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway opened.

From the profits of his colliery at Pinxton, D'Ewes Coke (1747-1811) of Brookhill Hall, a clergyman colliery master, founded a local school and an educational charity. The collieries and coking ovens have been replaced by an industrial estate, and the old colliery village has all but disappeared.

John King

John King is the inventor of a mining safety device, a detaching hook, which successfully completed trials in 1873 at Pinxton No.1 colliery. The detaching hook prevents a cage raising miners from a shaft from being raised up and over the headstock pulley when raised from a mine shaft. A mining museum in Pinxton honoring John King and commemorating the invention of the detaching hook was closed in 2014 and its contents distributed to other museums and heritage centres. [2] In Pinxton today, there remains the John King mining wheel which was used in the days when mining was available. Now the John King wheel is a historical model for the public to see. John King is also named after an infant school in Pinxton. The horse gin, or whim from Pinxton Green Colliery has been re-erected at Nottingham Industrial Museum. [3] Pinxton signal box, which once controlled access to Bentinck Colliery has been relocated to Barrow Hill Engine Shed.

Church

The church in 1733, as drawn by the Swiss artist Samuel Hieronymus Grimm. Pinxton Church 005ADD000015537U00062000-SVC2-.JPG
The church in 1733, as drawn by the Swiss artist Samuel Hieronymus Grimm.

The church of St Helen dates from medieval times, possibly having been built on the site of a previous small castle. Much of it was rebuilt in 1790 reusing the original materials, and only the west tower and west end of the old church remains. By 1890, it was so dilapidated that most of the services were held in the mission room. In the following century it was repaired, and a new porch and north aisle were added in 1939.

Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows is a housing estate in the Pinxton parish, built in the 1980s.

Trainspotting

"Pinxton Level Crossing" is a major tourist attraction for trainspotters who come from all over the country to take photographs of some of the unique locomotives that pass over the crossing. [4]

Education

There are four schools in Pinxton; John King Infant Academy situated on Church St W, Longwood Infant Academy on Wharf Rd, Kirkstead Junior Academy on Kirkstead Rd, and Pinxton Nursery School on Kirkstead Rd. [5]

Pinxton Wharf

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Pinxton Wharf pond.

Pinxton Wharf is a site that consists of a stretch of Pinxton Canal and a fishing pond located on the southern edge of Pinxton. Pinxton Canal was a branch of the Cromford Canal. [6]

Pinxton FC

Pinxton Football Club is a football club based at The Welfare Ground, Pinxton. They compete in the Central Midlands League South Division. The manager is Kenny Shinfield. [7] [8]

Notable people

Aden Flint is a professional footballer that was born in Pinxton. He currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday, and has previously played for Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Bristol City and the England national C team. He has won the EFL Championship Player of the Month on two occasions, in February 2016, and September 2017. [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "A History of Pinxton". pinxton parish council. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Blue Plaque for Pinxton : Inventor of the mining safety device commemorated". miningheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Interpretative Board, Gin Yard, Nottingham Industrial Museum
  4. ↑ "Pinxton Level Crossing - The ABC Railway Guide". abcrailwayguide.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Home | Pinxton Village Academies". www.pvacademies.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pinxton Wharf - Derbyshire County Council". www.derbyshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pinxton FC | Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kenny Shinfield - Pinxton Football Club Pinxton FC First Team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Player of the Month: Aden Flint - Bristol City". www.efl.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  11. ↑ James, Stuart (19 December 2017). "From asphalt to Zlatan: Aden Flint's long road to facing Manchester United". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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