Bevercotes Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.245°N -0.953°W
Official Name:Bevercotes
Population:19
Shire District:Bassetlaw
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Newark
Post Town:Newark
Postcode District:NG22
Postcode Area:NG
Dial Code:01623
Os Grid Reference:SK5548
Type:Civil parish
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Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:180
Zoom:12
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
Area Total Sq Mi:1.14
London Distance Mi:125
London Direction:SE

Bevercotes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about six miles south of East Retford and five miles north-east of Ollerton.[1] [2] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 28. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Bothamsall. In 2021 it was reported as having 19 residents.

The former Bevercotes Colliery was one of the first fully automated coal mines in the country.[3]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 120 Mansfield & Worksop (Sherwood Forest). 9780319242100 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 30 January 2016.
  3. News: Sandeman . Kit . 24 August 2019 . What happened to the Nottinghamshire coal mines? . Nottingham Post . 12 July 2020.