19-503: For the former hamlet in England, see Lidgett, Nottinghamshire . Lidgett is a surname . Notable persons with that name include: Elizabeth Lidgett (1843–1919), British Poor Law guardian and suffragist Jeni Lidgett (born 1964), Australian sailor John Scott Lidgett (1854–1953), British Wesleyan Methodist minister and educationist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
38-647: A community pest-control centre. Leisure facilities include Thoresby Colliery Band and Youth Band, a high-wire forest adventure course, a mountain biking, cyclo cross and forest walks centre, a forest fun park, and an outdoor adventure park. Environmental concerns are addressed under the Maun Valley Project Conservation Area. Edwinstowe railway station functioned between 1897 and 1955. A goods line remains. The nearest passenger railway stations are at Mansfield Woodhouse and Mansfield , both about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Edwinstowe. The village
57-657: A priest and his four bordars , in 1086. Legend has it that Robin Hood married Maid Marian in St Mary's Church . Edwinstowe is known for the presence near the village of the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest , a feature in the folk tales of Robin Hood, and Robin Hood's Larder . By the turn of the 20th century Edwinstowe consisted of a cluster of houses along Town Street, East Lane, Church Street and High Street. A hamlet called Hazel Grove
76-527: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Incomplete lists from April 2022 Lidgett, Nottinghamshire Edwinstowe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire , England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries . It is associated with the legends of Robin Hood and Maid Marian , and to a lesser extent Edwin of Northumbria , from where
95-630: Is served by half-hourly daytime Monday–Saturday bus services to Mansfield and Ollerton, six buses a day Monday–Saturday to Worksop, and one bus a day Monday–Friday to Nottingham. Services run twice a week to Newark and once a week to Lincoln. In order of birth: Robin Hood%27s Larder Robin Hood's Larder (also known as the Butcher's Oak , the Slaughter Tree and the Shambles Oak )
114-673: Is set within Sherwood Forest near to Old Clipstone and has activity walking/cycling trails, play areas and bike hire for the general public. Sherwood Pines is managed by the Forestry Commission. A Go Ape adventure area is on-site too. There was a post windmill south of the Mansfield Road with a small box-style roundhouse. It was driven by two common and two double-patent windmill sails . Thoresby Colliery served as Edwinstowe's main source of employment until July 2015, when
133-567: Is thought to have occurred near the present-day hamlet of Cuckney , some five miles north-west of modern Edwinstowe, though this location is disputed. Like Thoresby, Budby and Mansfield, Edwinstowe belonged to King Edward the Confessor and afterwards became the property of King William the Conqueror . Edwinstowe is referred to twice in Domesday Book as having five households, in addition to
152-473: The mine was permanently closed. The loss of one of the last remaining deep coal mines in the country has left tourism as the main factor in the local economy. The colliery has now become a large housing development for 800 homes, to make use of the now brownfield site. The two schools in the village are St Mary's Primary School and King Edwin Primary School. The former Rufford School on the north side of
171-530: The surname Lidgett . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( April 2022 ) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lidgett&oldid=1083918385 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
190-565: The hanging of meat could still be seen affixed to the inside of the tree; these had vanished by 1913. Because of this legend the tree has also been known as the Butcher's Oak, the Slaughter Tree and the Shambles Oak, the latter because it was the traditional name for an area of town where butchers and abattoirs were located. An 1874 guidebook to the region mentions the tree and states that it
209-507: The largest area. Nottinghamshire County Council's Sherwood Forest Visitors' Centre is located near the village and was redeveloped and improved in 2017 at a cost of £5.3 million. This centre is operated in partnership by the Council and the RSPB . Center Parcs' Sherwood Forest holiday village is a local employer established in 1987, close to the edge of the village. Sherwood Pines Forest Park
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#1732852654456228-493: The legendary figure of Robin Hood . It is reputed that Robin Hood used the hollow trunk of the tree as a temporary store for venison poached from the royal forest. The use of such trees for storing game was common in the times before refrigeration and regardless of the veracity of the Robin Hood legend it is likely that at some point the tree was used for this purpose by poachers. It is said that in earlier times hooks used for
247-408: The same year, it was mentioned in a book of Robert Murray Gilchrist who described the tree as "an old, old man who will be brave to the end". Gilchrist noted the foliage was scanty but the tree retained live upper branches until after 1938. In 1938, the trunk measured 24 feet (7.3 m) in circumference and the hollow accounted for approximately one quarter of this. Robin Hood's Larder fell by
266-409: The village closed in 2003 and has become residential housing by Barratt Developments , known as Friars Park. A skate park on the development proved controversial with concerns over noise and anti-social behaviour. The village has a business services provider, a St John's Ambulance amenity, an antiques centre, workshops, a fun park, a youth hostel, two arts and crafts centres, a village hall, and
285-457: The village gets its name. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 5,188. A 2019 estimate put it at 5,261, and was 5,320 at the 2021 census . The etymology of the village name, "Edwin's resting place", recalls that the body of Edwin of Northumbria , King and Saint, was hidden in the church after he was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase . The battle against King Penda of Mercia
304-496: Was a veteran tree in Sherwood Forest that measured 24 feet (7.3 m) in circumference. The tree had long been hollow and is reputed to have been used by the legendary outlaw Robin Hood and others as a larder for poached meat. It was badly burnt by fire in the late 19th century and again in 1913. The tree fell in a gale in 1961 and no trace of it remains. The oak tree was located in Birklands , part of Sherwood Forest that
323-460: Was bordered by Mill Lane and the railway line and a cluster of houses at the top of Rufford Road was another hamlet called Lidgett. Lidgett was the site of a fireworks factory owned by F. Tudsbury and Co. before George Pinder, a local wine, spirit and porter merchant who resided at Lidgett House, took over ownership by 1886. These settlements eventually merged as the result of infills from World War I, much of it housing for colliers and named after
342-571: Was first mentioned in 1251 and in continual ownership by the crown for 600 years. It was situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the village of Ollerton and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Major Oak . The site is currently in the ownership of the Forestry Commission and the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, run by Nottinghamshire County Council, is nearby. The tree's name derives from an association with
361-429: Was used formerly by a thief named Hooton to hang the carcasses of stolen sheep. At this point, the hollow trunk was big enough to accommodate 12 people. The tree was later reinforced with iron bars and cables. Towards the end of the 19th century the tree was badly burned in a fire originating from a group of schoolgirls boiling a kettle within the hollow. It was again damaged by a fire set by picnickers in 1913. In
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