Hardwick Village
| Hardwick Village | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hardwick Village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK638755 |
| Location: | 53°16’23"N, 1°2’38"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | S80 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bassetlaw |
Hardwick Village is a rural village in the north of Nottinghamshire. It is within Clumber Park, part of a greater area in the north of the county known as 'The Dukeries'.
The village consists of former labourers' cottages and a couple of farms, including Hardwick Grange.
History
Hardwick Village was created by the landowners, the Dukes of Newcastle, in the later part of the Nineteenth Century to serve the Park and estate of Clumber. It was designed on a picturesque, Neo-Elizabethan style, with an asymmetrical aspect designed to give the impression of a traditional village which had grown ad hoc, and to no particular plan.
Since the acquisition of Clumber Park by the National Trust, the village properties have been held under tenancy, rather than as tied cottages provided as homes for employees, as previously under the Dukes of Newcastle. Today commuters can be found living in the cottages, rather than estate/farm labourers, though the principal farm, Hardwick Grange, continues to work the land.
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