Annesley

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Annesley
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Annesley is located in Nottinghamshire
Annesley
Annesley
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population1,162 (2011)
District
  • Ashfield
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSutton-in-Ashfield
Postcode districtNG15 & NG17
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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53°04′52″N 1°14′42″W / 53.081°N 1.245°W / 53.081; -1.245Coordinates: 53°04′52″N 1°14′42″W / 53.081°N 1.245°W / 53.081; -1.245

Annesley is a village and civil parish in the Ashfield district, in Nottinghamshire, England, located between Hucknall and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,096, increasing to 1,162 (including Annesley Woodhouse) at the 2011 Census.[1] Nearby to the west is Annesley Woodhouse.

The privately owned Annesley Hall is a grade two listed building, once owned by the powerful family and has connections to the Byron family of nearby Newstead Abbey. Annesley Old Church was mentioned by Lord Byron and D. H. Lawrence, two literary figures of importance who lived in Nottinghamshire. There is also close by the earthworks of .

The Misk Hills lie to the south of the village. Annesley is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys area. The parish is grouped with the neighbouring parish of Felley (pop 4) to elect a joint parish council. The village primary school is on Forest Road in Annesley Woodhouse. There is a library in Annesley Woodhouse church hall on Skegby Road which is open three days a week. The old church of Annesley was dedicated to All Saints. It was allowed to become derelict in the 1940s. Features of interest included the east window of the south aisle, the 13th century sedilia and the 17th century royal arms in stucco.[2] The local town also has the acacia centre which is the heart of annesley.

The village is situated on the busy A611 for Mansfield near junction 27 of the M1. Nearby to the south is the roundabout with the A608, which is now a thoroughfare to the large .

It was once connected to Nottingham by rail, until Annesley railway station closed in 1953.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ Pevsner, N. (1951) Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 27

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