Tibshelfis a village andcivil parishin theBolsover DistrictinDerbyshire,England. It lies between the towns ofClay Cross,Shirebrook,MansfieldandChesterfieldand had a population of 4,348 at the 2021 Census.[1]Tibshelf shares its boundaries with the villages ofMorton,Pilsley,Newton,TeversalandHardstoft.
| Tibshelf | |
|---|---|
 Tibshelf | |
  Tibshelf Location withinDerbyshire | |
| Population | 4,348 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SK439607 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Alfreton |
| Postcode district | DE55 |
| Dialling code | 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village was the site of the UK's first inland oil well.[2]In the 19th century,coalwas discovered,coal miningovertook agriculture as the primary industry in the area, and a local railway system was developed. Two deep mines were sunk, but were under threat of closure for a number of years after a partial cave-in.
Culture and community
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Tibshelf has since redeveloped itself into a popular place to live, in part because of its location near theM1 motorway(Tibshelf serviceswas originally named Chesterfield Services, but was rebranded as it was closer to Tibshelf, and after pressure from the local authorities) and its proximity toNottingham,Sheffield,Derby,Chesterfield,Sutton-in-AshfieldandMansfield.The route of the closedGreat Central Railwayline was redeveloped byDerbyshire County Councilin the late 1960s and early 1970s, and now forms part of theFive Pits Trailnetwork. These efforts received a Countryside Award in 1970, as indicated by a plaque at nearbyPilsley.The trail runs approximately 12 miles (19 km), from Tibshelf toGrassmoorCountry Park, though with the filling in of cuttings and removal of embankments it is virtually unrecognisable as a former railway line.
There are three schools in Tibshelf: Tibshelf Infant and Nursery School, on High Street; Tibshelf Town-End Junior School, on Alfreton Road; andTibshelf Community School(a secondary school), on Doe Hill Lane.
Pubswhich remain at time of writing are (from West to East) The Crown Hotel, The Royal Oak (as of 2017 re-branded as "The Twisted Oak" ), King Edward VII, and The White Hart. Recently closed pubs include Tibshelf & Newton Miners' Welfare, The Slap and Tickle, The Wheatsheaf and Brook Street Social Club. At its "pub peak", Tibshelf had ten such establishments within its boundary. The closed public house The Slap and Tickle was demolished in 2014 and construction began on a new building to relocate the Co-Operative store from further up High Street. The Wheatsheaf closed shortly after 2010 and has been converted into private dwellings.[3]
Tibshelf has a largecricket fieldand modern pavilion built there by the behest of Lindsay Tydeswell (now a teacher atTibshelf Community School), adjacent to Shetland Road, towards the village's Southern boundary, withNewton.
Other leisure highlights include Tibshelf Ponds, which stand at an ex-colliery site and comprise two fishing ponds containing mixed coarse fish and carp.Anglingis controlled by Tibshelf and Newton Angling Club. One pond is available to fish on a day ticket, the other being permit only.
Transport
editTwo railway stations once served Tibshelf.Tibshelf & Newtonwas on a branch line of theMidland Railway(later part of theLMS) from Westhouses & Blackwell on theErewash Valley LinetoTeversal,opened in 1863 and later extended toMansfield Woodhouse.This line closed to passengers in 1930 but remained open for freight and coal trains for many years afterwards; the route is now a footpath and the main station building still stands.
Tibshelf Townwas opened in 1893 by theManchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway(later part of theGreat Central Railwayand subsequently theLNER), on its line toAnnesley,later part of theGreat Central Main LinetoLondon,optimistically reflecting Tibshelf's aspirations to obtain official town status. Tibshelf never did become a town but the station kept this name throughout its operating life. It closed in 1963, the line itself in 1966. The collieries in Tibshelf had closed in the 1930s, although coal mining continued to be a major source of employment for the village, with a significant number of Tibshelf's inhabitants working at local pits in the early 1980s before the government-induced collapse of the coal industry in that decade.
There was a third station in the parish, situated on the Midland's Erewash Valley Line, serving the villages ofStonebroomandMortonbut named Doe Hill after the small hamlet in which it is situated. This station closed in 1960.
A fourth station existed near the "Woodend" public house. Whilst it straddles the county boundary, the station building at platform level was in Tibshelf parish. The roadside booking hall was in Nottinghamshire.
Notable residents
edit- William Egan– formerWales soccer international,died here in 1946.[4]
- Tom Hulatt– runner in the famous race when the 4-minute mile record was broken. He finished third.[5]
See also
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edit- ^"Tibshelf (Derbyshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".www.citypopulation.de.Retrieved1 August2023.
- ^Stated on road signs at either end of the village.
- ^"New Co-operative foodstore for Tibshelf".taylorpearson.com.Taylor Pearson Construction.Retrieved30 January2015.
- ^Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991).Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players.Bridge Books. p. 54.ISBN1-872424-11-2.
- ^"Tom Hulatt".Tibshelf Parish Council. Archived fromthe originalon 27 April 2014.Retrieved30 May2024.
The history and gazetteer of the county of Derby By Stephen Glover
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