Blackwell, Bolsover
Coordinates: 53°07′12″N 1°21′14″W / 53.12°N 1.354°W
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 "A" Winning Mining Monument |
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| OS grid reference | SK433582 |
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| District | Bolsover |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFRETON |
| Postcode district | DE55 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Blackwell is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within the District of Bolsover - the other villages being Hilcote, Newton and Westhouses. The Parish Council meets monthly. A brief history of the Parish of Blackwell was published in 1994 (the centenary year of the formation of Blackwell Parish Council).[1]
It is approximately 3½ miles north-east of Alfreton.
William Foulke the Sheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford City and England goalkeeper was born and lived in Blackwell before moving to Sheffield to sign for Sheffield United.
Another famous former resident of Blackwell was Percy Toplis – The Monocled Mutineer – who went on to become a mutineer and conman during and after World War I. Toplis, while wanted for treason, was eventually shot and killed by police officers on the Scottish Borders. A Television series based on the life of the Monocled Mutineer was written by Alan Bleasdale in 1986 and broadcast on the BBC.
In 1910 the highest ever 9th wicket cricket partnership in first class cricket was scored by John Chapman & Arnold Warren batting for Derbyshire against Warwickshire. Still unsurpassed over a hundred years later the record stand of 283 was made in under 3 hours.[citation needed] At that time Blackwell Miners Welfare possessed a first class playing surface and was one of the grounds frequently used by Derbyshire CCC for County Championship fixtures . The ground still exists today, and is little changed from how it was in 1910, but it is now only used for cricket at a local level, and is also used for football.
The main industry of Blackwell was coal mining. On the 11th of November 1895, 7 men were killed in an underground explosion at the colliery. The mine was closed in 1969 since when light industry has taken over.
Blackwell has two churches: St Werburgh's Parish Church and Blackwell Methodist Church.
Blackwell forms part of the Bolsover parliamentary constituency; the MP is Dennis Skinner (Labour) a noted firebrand in the House of Commons.
[edit] References
- ^ The Parish and Parish Council of the Parish of Blackwell by E. Storer, 1994, registered at Stationer's Hall No B9/1200-37196.
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