Wallingwells

Wallingwells
Wallingwells  Wallingwells shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	22
OS grid reference	SK572841
District	Bassetlaw
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORKSOP
Postcode district	S81
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Wallingwells is a small civil parish and hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population at the 2001 census of 22. It lies about five miles north of Worksop.

The parish is one of the few in England still to have an exclave - in this case a small section of land separated from the parish by the Carlton in Lindrick parish.

The Wallingwells Estate was built on the site of Wallingwells Priory and was for several hundred years the seat of the House of White of Tuxford and Wallingwells. Through the marriage of Thomas White and Bridget Taylor (28 July 1698), Wallingwells became the family seat, whilst Tuxford became the second/dower estate.

Several generations later the head of the White family, another Thomas, was created baronet by King George III on 20 December 1802 for twice raising, clothing, housing and arming a regiment of militia during the height of the Napoleonic Wars. The regiment was first raised in 1794, known as the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Cavalry and is still in existence as 'S' Squadron Royal Yeomanry.

The family remained in prominence in Nottinghamshire until Wallingwells was finally sold in 1926.

Further information

White, M. H. Towry. Memoirs of the House of White of Wallingwells. Privately published, 1886.Wallingwells Hall is now split up into four private homes. The adjoining estate offices and servants' wing to the north was converted into 3 cottages. The stables of Wallingwells were developed into a home in the early 2000s after being derelict since World War I. There is also a private red brick house in the corner of Wallingwells which was built in the 20th century. Also there is said to be a "Curse of Wallingwells Hall". Wallingwells was built on a nunnery which dated back to the 13th century. Some of the nunnery walls remain today. Wallingwells Hall is a beautiful mansion dating back to the 16th century. Although now divided into four with 3 adjoining cottages, it remains a beautiful house, not having changed appreciably. It has 3 floors, but looks higher than any three-storey house. It has large sash windows, a flat roof at the back, and pitched roofing at the front. The hall has exquisite gardens, orchards and woods, and nearby is a private lake. The hall itself was built in the 16th century. In total the hall has over 20 chimneys, over 50 windows including a glass dome, more than 20 bedrooms, and 7.75 acres of land, now mainly fields and gardens.