- Holmewood. The
village of
Holmewood was
formed as a
residence by The
Williamthorpe Colliery Company from 1905
until 1970, when it
closed due to the high...
- be
extended to 7.5
miles (12.1 km) by
continuing along the
route to
Williamthorpe Ponds and Holmewood.
Derbyshire County Council created the Five Pits...
- Moor
Whitwell Whitwell Common Wigley Wilday Green Wildpark Willersley Williamthorpe Willington Wilsthorpe Win Hill
Windley Wingerworth Wingfield Park Winnats...
- a
colliery drawing office,
before starting underground work at the
Williamthorpe coal mine. He
became active in the
North Derbyshire region of the NUM...
- in Tibshelf,
Derbyshire and at the age of 14
became a coal
miner at
Williamthorpe Colliery.
While working down the mine Nix
attended Mansfield Technical...
- money. In 1912 he was
elected checkweighman at
Williamthorpe Colliery and
became Secretary of the
Williamthorpe branch of the
Derbyshire Miners' ****ociation...
- Brampton, Old Tupton, Owlcotes,
Stony Houghton, Wadshelf, Wessington,
Williamthorpe Geoffrey Alselin Alvaston, Ambaston, Breaston, Ednaston, Egginton, Elvaston...
- Tunstall, Ufton, Unstone, Upton, Wadshelf, Walton, Wessington, Whitwell,
Williamthorpe, Wingerworth. 24
places are
named under the wapentake:
Appleby [Magna]...
- have
attracted upwards of 200
species of birds. The bird
reserves at
Williamthorpe Ponds are
partially filled by
water pumped at a
constant 10 °C which...
- he
joined the army but
bought himself out. He
worked as a
miner at
Williamthorpe Colliery and he
would run five
miles there and back each day. He also...
