Rainworth
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Rainworth
Coordinates: 53°07′11″N 1°07′25″W / 53.1197°N 1.1235°W
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| Population | 7,821 |
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| OS grid reference | SK586584 |
| Civil parish | Ranworth |
| District | Newark and Sherwood & Mansfield |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANSFIELD |
| Postcode district | NG21 |
| Dialling code | 01623 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Mansfield and Sherwood |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
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.
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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 housing for approximately 400 families, and leisure facilities such as a football ground and lido (which was in disuse by the end of the war), along with the Miners Welfare. After over 80 years of service Rufford Colliery closed in 1993. The Miners Welfare remains open, and has subsequent affiliations with the local football team and bowls club. In 1951, 40 council house had been completed, located at the top of Python Hill, just beyond the Python Hill School. A large housing estate was built in the 1950s, and a further estate was built beyond this original council estate sometime after 1965.
In 1975 killer Donald Neilson (the Black Panther) was caught by police officers helped by locals at the chip shop on Southwell Road East in the village.
Demographics
The population for the Civil parish of Rainworth was 6,532 at the 2001 census and the population for the Mansfield 012A (Rainworth) area was 1,289, which means a combined population of 7,821.
The ethnic diversity of Rainworth 98% White British with only 153 people from an Ethnic Minority.
Governance
The Newark and Sherwood part of Rainworth is a parish in its own right the Mansfield part is unparished.
Rainworth is part of Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield councils with the border being nrar the bridge over Rainworth Water on Southwell road East, The Mansfield area is part of the Ransom Wood Ward and is represented by Labour's John Smart. The Newark and Sherwood part of has its own ward with the same name and is represented by John Bradbury, John Middleton and Linda Tift - all Labour Councillors.
The Mansfield part is part of the Mansfield constituency and the current MP is the Labour Alan Meale the Newark and Sherwood part is part of the Sherwood constituency and represented by Mark Spencer MP.
Education
Joseph Whitaker School on Warsop Lane
Python Hill Junior & Infant school. This was an all ages to 15 school until the building of Joseph Whittaker
Heathlands school was built on a temporary basis at the start of World War I on Southwell Road East but lasted until 2004 when a replacement was built on a nearby site in the village
Dawn House, a private school for children with speech and language difficulties is also located in the village.
Lake View Primary School is attached to Joseph Whitaker School and is well respected in the local community.
Health
Rainworth lies in the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation NHS trust area. Rainworth has its own GP's office called Rainworth Primary Care Centre.[1] The King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield is the area's local hospital.[2] It has an Accident and Emergency Department. Out of hours GP services are also based at King's Mill.
Culture and Recreation
Pubs in Rainworth are the Lurcher on Westbrook Drive, Sherwood Inn on Kirklington Road, The Archer on Warsop Lane and Robin Hood Inn on Southwell Road East (soon to be demolished) near the Co-op. There are no Public Houses in the Mansfield side of Rainworth.
Across from the Robin Hood Inn on Kirklington Road is "The Venue" - a snooker club in the same building that used to house the old village cinema.
Lindhurst Wind Farm
Main article: Lindhurst Wind Farm
Rainworth has a small wind farm called Lindhurst Wind Farm which was built in 2010, the Wind farm was controversial at the time of building.[3]
Rainworth Incinerator
A waste incinerator on the site of the former Rufford Colliery was proposed in 2006 by Veolia Ltd the preferred contractor for Nottinghamshire County Council. This was met with hostile views from many local residents, concerned with the environmental impact and the increased traffic around the village.
Planning permission application was made to Notts County Council and to the Environment Agency whose consultation ended in May 2008.
Opposition was from several local environmental groups led by People Against Incineration (PAIN)[4] who obtained the support[5] of David Bellamy.
The application was heard by Notts County Council and they approved it despite heavy local opposition,[6] but a public enquiry was put in place.This inquiry sat in October 2009 only to be adjourned until April 2010 and yet again to September 2010 owing to the possibility there being nationally important nesting sites for nightjars and woodlark among other disputed matters.
On 27th May 2011 the Secretary of State formally turned down the planning application
Transport
With links to the National Cycle Network which travels through Rainworth and into Sherwood Forest which intertwines the village to the North and South.
The main road running through Rainworth is Southwell Road East, The A617 which opened in 2000 bypasses the village to the north, The village is served by bus routes 27, 28, 28B and 141
The nearest railway station is Mansfield.
The Nearest Airport are East Midlands and Robin Hood, Doncaster Sheffield
Media
The local paper covering the area is The Mansfield and Ashfield Chad which has a separate edition for the Sherwood area.
Local for the area radio includes Mansfield 103.2 FM, BBC Radio Nottingham and 96-106 Capital FM. Rainworth receives BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4 from either Holme Moss or Sutton Coldfield.
Rainworth is covered by the Central ITV and BBC East Midlands TV regions broadcast from the Waltham transmitting station.
References
- ^ NHS Surgeries Near Rainworth
- ^ NHS - Find your Nearest Doctor, Optician, Pharmacy, dentist, hospital, Rainworth
- ^ 4,700 Homes Rainworth wind farm Accepted
- ^ http://www.p-a-in.co.uk/ p-a-in.co.uk
- ^ http://www.chad.co.uk/news/Celebrity-botanist-backing-incinerator-fight.3669421.jp chad.co.uk
- ^ http://www.chad.co.uk/sherwood/AUDIO-Rainworth-incinerator-plan-backed.4858907.jp?CommentPage=1&CommentPageLength=10#comments chad.co.uk
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rainworth |
- Rainworth Miners' Welfare FC
- St Simon & St Jude church
- Rainworth Dukeries Rally
- Knowhere Guide
- Heathlands Primary School
- Village Hall
- Incinerator Protest
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