Whitwell Common

Whitwell Common is a village, in Bolsover District, Derbyshire, lying just North-West of Whitwell, straddling the A619, which runs between Chesterfield and Worksop. A Battle during the English Civil War took place here. Population details are included on the civil parish of Whitwell.

This article is about the village in Derbyshire. For the Site of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk, see Whitwell Common SSSI.

Whitwell Common
Whitwell Common.
Whitwell Common is located in Derbyshire
Whitwell Common
Whitwell Common
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK510773
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORKSOP
Postcode districtS80
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

There are many farms scattered throughout the area covered by the Common, most dating back to Medieval times. After the enclosure of the village of Whitwell, a coaching house called the Dale Inn was built in 1840. It was during the digging of the foundations that the remains of the Civil War skirmish were discovered including a sword, and ring.

Upon the building of the Dale Inn two terraces of stone farm cottages followed soon after. In the 1920s, three further terraces of brick houses were added. In the 1930s, ten semi-detached bungalows were also built.

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