Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire

Fiskerton is a small village in Nottinghamshire on the west bank of the River Trent about 5 miles southeast of Southwell. Regarding the old boat ferry from Fiskerton to East Stoke, "Up until the middle of this century (1950s) there was a ferry boat service over to the other side of the River Trent at Stoke Field." [http://www.nottspubs.co.uk/walks/mortonwalk.html Pub Walks - Morton, Fiskerton, Bleasby and River Trent] . Fiskerton Mill lies on the River Greet only a few hundred yards upstream from its junction with the River Trent. [http://www.igreens.org.uk/fiskerton_mill.htm "Fiskerton mill on the river Greet" (pictures)]

Fiskerton Windmill was a wooden postmill with a substantial brick roundhouse, standing off Station Road. A mill was marked at this site on Chapman's map of 1774. The mill ceased working some time in the last quarter of the 19th century. Only the roundhouse now remains [Shaw, T. (1995). "Windmills of Nottinghamshire". Page 21. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3] .

The village's "location beside the Trent makes it a magnet in the summer months for walkers, picnickers and casual visitors." [http://www.newarkcamra.org.uk/pubguide/pubs/bromley.htm Newark Camra area pub guide] The village has a popular riverside pub called the Bromley Arms. The landlord reputedly also does boat trips on the river on request. The village "is very popular in the summer months with tourists, locals, walkers and anglers." [http://www.newarkcamra.org.uk/pubguide/towns/fiskerton.htm Newark Camra Pub Guide: Bromley Arms, Fiskerton]

The Village is served by a Post Office, Village shop and Hair Salon.

The village of Fiskerton is also famous in Evangelical Christian circles as the homeplace of two of its famous residents, Henri and Connie Staples. [http://glory-people.org/testimonies/Cstaples.htm The Glory People: Connie Staples] They lived there from 1964-2000. [http://fiskerton.org/ Henri's Revivals Fiskerton]

They regularly held their 'revival meetings' in the Methodist Chapel. People from all over the world would travel to the village to catch a glimpse of these 'glory meetings.' [http://www.glory-people.org/about/History.htm The Glory People: History]

ee also

* Fiskerton railway station

References

External links

* [http://www.southwell-online.co.uk/villages/villages-fiskerton.html Village guide]
* [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh/art12215.html 2001 article about important recent archaeological excavations at Fiskerton]
* [http://www.southwell-online.co.uk/villages/fiskerton/Page.html Many views of the village]
* [http://www.trentriverstrust.co.uk/Pictures/fiskerton%20weir_normal.jpgThe weir at Fiskerton]