Glapwell

Infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=Back Lane
latitude = 53.189
longitude = -1.282
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name =Glapwell
population =
shire_district = Bolsover
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = CHESTERFIELD
postcode_district = S44
postcode_area = S
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK480660

Glapwell is located in north east Derbyshire between the nearby towns of Chesterfield (7 miles) and Mansfield (5 miles), although the nearest town centre is that of Bolsover (3 miles to the north). It is a village of 1,467 residents, situated on a hill adjoining the village of Bramley Vale. The village has a local shop, post office and two pub/restaurants: The Young Vanish, (this unusual name was that of a 19th century champion race horse) and Ma Hubbards, formerly the Glapwell Hotel. It also has a social club, The Rowthorne. Glapwell Garden Centre stands on the site of the former Glapwell Hall, the residence of the now extinct Jackson family.

History

This village is listed in the Domesday Book. In 1086, the book notes that Serb holds this for William Peverel.

"In Clapwell, Liefric had one of land to the . There is land for as two ploughs. There eight have 6 ploughs... Serb now holds it."Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.749] "

Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and now the Eve Trakway company owns the land. There is no overall dominant industry in the area, with most of the jobs being out of the village.

References

See also

*List of places in Derbyshire

Notable people

Colin Hancock - owner of Mansfield Town