Whitwell Common, Derbyshire

Whitwell Common
Derbyshire
Whitwell Common.
Location
Grid reference:	SK510773
Location:	53°17’28"N, 1°14’6"W
Data
Post town:	Worksop
Postcode:	S80
Local Government
Council:	Bolsover

Whitwell Common is a little village in Derbyshire, standing just north-west of Whitwell, straddling the A619, which runs between Chesterfield and Worksop. A battle during the Civil War took place here.

There are many farms scattered throughout the area covered by the Common, most dating back to the Middle Ages.

After the enclosure of the lands of the Parish Whitwell, a coaching house called the Dale Inn was built in 1840. It was during the digging of the foundations that the remains of the Civil War skirmish were discovered, including a sword, and ring.

After the building of the Dale Inn, two terraces of stone farm cottages followed soon after. In the 1920s, three further terraces of brick houses were added. In the 1930s, ten semi-detached bungalows were also built.

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