53°07′12″N1°21′14″W/ 53.12°N 1.354°W
| Blackwell | |
|---|---|
 "A" Winning Mining Monument | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Population | 4,389 (IncludingNewtonandWesthouses2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK433582 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFRETON |
| Postcode district | DE55 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Blackwellis a village inDerbyshire,England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,389.[1]It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within theDistrict of Bolsover- the other villages beingHilcote,NewtonandWesthouses.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).[2]
It is 3½ miles north-east ofAlfreton.
William FoulketheSheffield United,Chelsea,Bradford Cityand England goalkeeper lived in Blackwell before moving to Sheffield to sign for Sheffield United.
Another native of Blackwell wasPercy Toplis–The Monocled Mutineer– who went on to become a mutineer and conman during and afterWorld War I.Toplis, while wanted for murdering a taxi driver, was eventually shot and killed by police officers on the Scottish Borders.[3]A television series based on the life of the Monocled Mutineer was written byAlan Bleasdalein 1986 and broadcast on theBBC.
In 1910 the highest ever ninth-wicket partnership in first-class cricket was scored byJohn ChapmanandArnold Warrenbatting for Derbyshire against Warwickshire. Still unsurpassed over a hundred years later, the record stand of 283 was made in three hours.[4]At that time Blackwell Miners Welfare possessed a first-class playing surface and was one of the grounds sometimes 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 also for football.
The main industry of Blackwell was coal mining. On 11 November 1895, seven 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 one church: St Werburgh's Parish Church.[5]
Blackwell forms part of theBolsover parliamentary constituency;the MP isMark Fletcher(Conservative).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Civil parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved18 March2016.
- ^The Parish and Parish Council of the Parish of Blackwell by E. Storer, 1994, registered at Stationer's Hall No B9/1200-37196.
- ^[1][permanent dead link]Article 'Percy Toplis - The Monocled Mutineer', by Tom Bates.
- ^Highest Partnerships at Cricket ArchiveArchived2012-04-03 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Blackwell Methodist Church, Derbyshire. Details of Sunday services, events and midweek meetings and our redevelopment scheme".www.blackwellmethodist.co.uk.
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