Pleasley

infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=St. Michaels church in 1994
official_name= Pleasley
os_grid_reference= SK502643
latitude= 53.17345
longitude= -1.25044
map_type= Derbyshire
population = 2200
shire_district= Bolsover
shire_county = Derbyshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster= Bolsover
post_town= MANSFIELD
postcode_district = NG19
postcode_area= NG
dial_code= 01623

Pleasley audio|En-pleasley.ogg|listen is a small village in between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield, it is 8 km south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and 4 km north west of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The River Meden which forms the county boundary in this area runs through the village.

The bulk of the village is in the Derbyshire district of Bolsover, and constitutes a civil parish of the same name. The part in Nottinghamshire is in the district of Mansfield and is unparished. Pleasley is not mentioned in Domesday when it was part of Glapwell parish [http://www.pleasley-colliery.org.uk/html/village.htm Pleasley Colliery site] ] .

St. Michaels Church is believed to originate from the 12th century but was greatly restored in the 19th century. It is situated close to the River Meden which marks the county boundary and also the boundary of the ancient Sherwood Forest.

It was a mining village until Pleasley Colliery closed in 1983. Hi-tec businesses have since moved into a business park in nearby Pleasley Vale. The mine was partly demolished but during the demolition it was realized that the pit winding engines were the only pair of such engines left. The former mine is now a museum. The spoil heaps have been turned into a large nature reserve, complete with large ponds, cycle and walking tracks. Pleasley, as whole, covers two counties, a coal mine and an old cotton mill.

The constituencies of Pleasley

The area of Pleasley itself consists of four distinct areas: Pleasley Village, Pleasley Vale, Pleasley Hill and Pleasley Pit Top, more formally known as Pleasley Nature Reserve.

Reputation

In the past, Pleasley has had a reputation of being a run down village, due in part to the rows of derelict terraced houses on Pleasley Hill, the main road into the village. These are due to be demolished in the near future, when new housing will be built to improve the image of the area.

New Terrace, on the southern edge of the village, was classed as the old pit estate. This area was quite run down in the past, especially since the colliery closed. However some houses on this estate have now been demolished to make way for a new road. Most of the remaining houses are empty, and boarded up.

New Terrace

After the pit closed, many of the houses on New Terrace were bought by a landlord who owned many houses in the area, and rented out. By the late 1980s many of these houses had fallen into deep disrepair. Due to the poor state of the houses, Bolsover District Council intended to serve a compulsory purchase order on the houses.

References

External links

*http://www.terryblythe.co.uk/page65.html
*http://www.derbyshireos.org.uk/Pleasley.html
*http://www.semidiesel.com/statdet.php?entry=136
*http://www.pleasley-colliery.org.uk
*http://www.pleasleylandmark.co.uk
*http://www.mvmp.co.uk/settlement/index.php?settlement_id=62