Tibshelf
| Tibshelf | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Tibshelf | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK439607 |
| Location: | 53°8’35"N, 1°20’42"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,787 (2011) |
| Post town: | Alfreton |
| Postcode: | DE55 |
| Dialling code: | 01773 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bolsover |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bolsover |
Tibshelf is a village in Derbyshire. Its population at the 2011 census was 3,787.
The village was the site of the first inland oil well in the British Isles, as is stated on road signs at either end of the village. In the 19th century, coal was discovered, coal mining overtook agriculture as the primary industry in the area, and a local railway system was developed. Two deep mines were sunk, but were under threat of closure for a number of years after a partial cave-in.
About the village
Tibshelf has since redeveloped itself into a popular place to live, in part due to its location near the M1 motorway (Tibshelf services, originally named Chesterfield Services) and its proximity to Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby, Chesterfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Mansfield.
The Five Pits Trail walking route runs through, using the route of the closed Great Central Railway line.
Other leisure highlights include Tibshelf Ponds, which stand at an ex-colliery site. They are two popular and well-stocked fishing ponds, which contain mixed coarse fish and carp. Angling is controlled by Tibshelf and Newton Angling Club. One pond is available to fish on a day ticket, with the other being permit only.
Tibshelf also has a large cricket field and modern pavilion, adjacent to Shetland Road, towards the village's southern boundary, on the way to Newton.
A number of pubs in the village: The Crown Hotel, The Twisted Oak (the Royal Oak until 2017"), and The White Hart, The King Edward VII: there were others in past years: at its "Pub Peak", Tibshelf had ten pubs and social clubs within its boundary.
Transport links
Two railway stations once served Tibshelf:
- Tibshelf & Newton on a branch line of the Midland Railway (later part of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway), opened in 1863. This line closed to passengers in 1930 but remained open for freight and coal trains for many years afterwards; the route is now a footpath and the main station building still stands.
- Tibshelf Town was opened in 1893 by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (later part of the Great Central Railway and subsequently the London & North Eastern Railway). The name optimistically reflected Tibshelf's aspirations (never realised) to grow into a town status. It closed in 1963, the line itself in 1966.
There was a third station in the parish, on the Midland's Erewash Valley Line, serving the villages of Stonebroom and Morton but named Doe Hill' after the small hamlet in which it is situated. This station closed in 1960.
A fourth station exists near the "Woodend" public house. Whilst it straddles the county boundary, the station building at platform level was in Tibshelf parish. The roadside booking hall is in Nottinghamshire.
Outside links
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