Everything about Rainworth totally explained
Geography
Rainworth is a
village which is split between the
Newark and Sherwood and the
Mansfield districts of
Nottinghamshire,
England. To the north of Rainworth is the village of
Clipstone and to the east are the villages of
Bilsthorpe and
Farnsfield.
Mansfield lies two miles to the west. The village of
Blidworth is a mile to the south. The
A617 dual-carriageway bypasses the village. The roundabout at the western terminus was the starting point for the Mansfield and Ashfield Regeneration Route. The former route through the village is the B6020.
Brief History
The history of Rainworth has roots in
Roman times, and Rainworth lodge was built in the
12th Century. Rainworth as a village was created in the early
1870s, 40 years before
Rufford Colliery
opened in 1911. The Colliery provided over 80 years of service before closing in 1993. The old site is now a wildlife conservation area, with links to the
National Cycle Network which travels through Rainworth and into
Sherwood Forest which intertwines the village to the North and South.
Joseph Whitaker School, on
Warsop Lane, next to
Rainworth Leisure Centre and the
Archer pub, opened in 1962. Before this Heathlands school was built on a temporary basis at the start of
World War I but lasted until
2004 when a replacement was built in the village. Other pubs in Rainworth are the
Lurcher on
Westbrook Drive and
Sherwood Inn on
Kirklington Road, and
Robin Hood Inn on
Southwell Road East near the
Co-op.
Dawn House, a school for children with speech and language difficulties is also located in the village.
In
1975 killer
Donald Neilson was caught by police officers helped by locals at a chip shop on
Southwell Road East in the village.
Future
Rainworth is currently the focus of two controversial projects. One, designed to provide
electricity to
4,700 Homes has been accepted for planning despite local objections over the location of the 125m
Wind Turbines.
The other is a waste
incinerator on the site of the former Rufford Colliery which is currently being proposed by
Veolia Ltd, the preferred contractor for
Nottinghamshire County Council. This has been met with
hostile views from many local residents, concerned with the
environmental impact and the increased traffic around the village.
Planning permission application has now been submitted and the first stage of consultation has taken place, comments of support and objection may still be made to Notts County Council (who you may note is the body responsible for waste disposal and who appointed the contractor in the first place!) and to the
Environment Agency whose consultation ends in May 2008.
Opposition is from several local environmental groups led by People Against Incineration (PAIN)
(External Link) who have just obtained the support
(External Link) of
David Bellamy.
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