Colston Bassett Explained

Official Name:Colston Bassett
Country:England
Region:East Midlands
Shire District:Rushcliffe
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Post Town:NOTTINGHAM
Postcode Area:NG
Postcode District:NG12
Constituency Westminster:Rushcliffe
Coordinates:52.893°N -0.961°W
Population:356
Population Ref:(2021 Census)
Static Image Name:StJohnsColBasRH.JPG
Static Image Caption:St John's Church, Colston Bassett
Type:Village and civil parish
Static Image 2 Name:
Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:220
Zoom:11
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
Area Total Sq Mi:3.84
Os Grid Reference:SK 700333
Dial Code:01949
London Distance Mi:100
London Direction:SSE

Colston Bassett is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, in the Rushcliffe district of south-east Nottinghamshire, close to its border with Leicestershire. It lies by the River Smite. The population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall, increased to 399 at the 2011 Census, finally falling to 356 in the 2021 Census.[1]

Place name and history

The name, first recorded in the Domesday Book as Coletone, is from the Old Norse personal name Kolr (genitive Kols), and the Old English tūn "farm or village", and so means "Kolr's farm or village". Alternatively, it has been suggested that it derives from Cole meaning "coal" or "stone". The suffix Bassett is from the holder of the estate in the 12th century, Ralph Bassett, a judge appointed by Henry I.

The history of the village is recorded in some detail in the publication A History of Colston Bassett by Rev. Evelyn Young, edited for the Thoroton Society in 1942 by Thomas M. Blagg.[2] The First World War cost the village at least 14 lives, listed on the war memorial in St John's Church.[3]

Amenities

The village dairy, which opened in 1913, is one of only five that are permitted to name their blue cheese Stilton cheese. It also manufactures smaller quantities of White Stilton and Shropshire Blue.

Colston Bassett contains an old market cross, a ruined church of St Mary, Colston Bassett Preparatory School for children between 4–11 years, a pub, the Martins Arms, a riding school, and animal boarding kennels.

There is a Karate club which takes place at the Colston Bassett Preparatory School, Colston Bassett Shotokan Karate Club (CBSKC) established in 2016 which is a KUGB affiliated club.

The parish church is St John's Church.

Transport

Colston Bassett has weekday, daytime bus services to Radcliffe on Trent and Nottingham.[4] The nearest railway stations are at Radcliffe (4.1 miles, 6.6 km) and Bingham (5.7 miles, 9 km), with hourly or two-hourly services to and beyond Nottingham and Grantham.

The A46 trunk road between Leicester and Newark on Trent passes 1.9 miles (3 km) to the west of the village, and the A52 between Nottingham and Grantham 5.6 miles (9 km) to the north. The M1 motorway between London and Leeds can be reached at Junction 25 (24 miles, 39 km).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2021 . 18 October 2023 . Office for National Statistics . City Population.
  2. http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/monographs/young1942/contents.htm Full text. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/monographs/young1942/contents.htm List retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. http://www.colstonbassettparishcouncil.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019.05-May-Timetables.pdf Parish Council site. Retrieved 26 July 2020.