Jacksdale
Jacksdale | |
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![]() Jacksdale War Memorial | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Population | 3,158 (ward.2011) |
OS grid reference | SK447516 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
Postcode district | NG16 |
Dialling code | 01773 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Jacksdale is a village in the local government district of Ashfield, part of the English county of Nottinghamshire. It was once a mining community. The population of the Jacksdale ward within the Ashfield Council was recorded as 3,158 in the 2011 census,[1] and was estimated at 3,097 in 2019.[2] Lying close to the Derbyshire border, Jacksdale is the most westerly place within the county. Neighbouring villages include Selston, Brinsley, Pye Hill and Ironville. Jacksdale and Westwood are interlinking, although houses in Westwood are usually noted for being newer, whereas 86 per cent of the housing in Jacksdale was built before 1918.[citation needed]
Heritage
Jacksdale consisted of only three farms in 1811,[3] but it emerged as the shopping and amenity centre for both villages after the arrival of the railway.[4]
Jacksdale's pit was first sunk in 1874 by James Oakes & Co. Its entrance was sited at Selston Road at an "exposed" section of the Nottinghamshire coalfield. Pye Hill pit, as it was known, was actually an amalgamation of three individual pits sunk by different mining companies, Jacksdale's pit was renamed "Pye Hill No 2", No 1 being Selston/Underwood and No 3 New Selston.[5]
Pye Hill pit was closed in 1985. The spoil heaps have since been made safe and landscaped for walking, providing access to nearby Jubilee Hill. The nature reserve there demonstrates colonising vegetation and scrub.[6]
Governance
Selston Parish Council, which covers Jacksdale and Westwood, meets on the last Tuesday of the month.[7] The local member of Parliament is Lee Anderson (Conservative[8]) for the Ashfield constituency.
Amenities
Local amenities include a post office, a supermarket, a chemist, hair salons and barbers, an estate agency and lettings agency, a hardware and motor parts outlet, a repair garage, butchers, a newsagent, a library,[9] the Miners' Welfare, a tearoom, a primary and nursery school,[10] a Pentecostal church, a Chinese restaurant, a community centre, a fish and chip shop, dentists' and doctors' surgeries, care homes, and a garden centre.[11]
Several local community groups for adults, children and special interests are shared with Westwood.[12] The Anglican St. Mary's Church, Westwood, which also covers Jacksdale, is a daughter church of St. Helen's Church, Selston.
Notable people
- Actress Samantha Beckinsale (born 1966), daughter of actor Richard Beckinsale and half-sister of actress Kate Beckinsale, was born in Jacksdale.[13]
- John F. Kennedy, former US president, once stayed at a farm in Jacksdale, whilst visiting his sister at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.[citation needed]
- John Newbold (1952–1982), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, was born in Jacksdale and raised in nearby South Normanton.[14]
- Kyle Ryde (born 1997), the British 2014 Superstock 600 Champion and 2015 Supersport road race contender, has lived mainly in the village since moving from nearby Swanwick, Derbyshire, as an infant.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Ashfield Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ City Population site. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Selston Parish Council Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Jacksdale and Westwood Community & Heritage Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Fionn Taylor. "Eastwood and its Collieries".
- ^ Notts Wildlife Trust Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Selston Parish Council [http://selston.org.uk/meetings/ Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ https://members.parliament.uk/member/4743/contact
- ^ Notts County Council Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Notts Help Yourself Retrieved 24 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jacksdale and Westwood Community & Heritage [1] Retrieved 24 March 2016.]
- ^ Jacksdale and Westwood Community & Heritage Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "UK | Kate Beckinsale: English pearl". BBC News. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Henshaw was 150th victim on Isle of Man Archived 15 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Nottingham Post, 15 June 2013, Retrieved 25 March 2016
- ^ About Kyle - Kyle's Stats Archived 25 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External links
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