- Langwith, Derbyshire
Langwith is a close group of four villages crossing the
Derbyshire -Nottinghamshire border, on theriver Poulter only about two miles fromWarsop , and about four miles fromBolsover , on theA632 road , south ofWhaley Thorns .These consist of Langwith, Langwith Maltings,
Nether Langwith , and Upper Langwith."Nether Langwith"
"Etymology" "Nether" is
Saxon /Old German for "Lower", "Lang" meaning "long", and "with" isOld Norse vīōr "wood""Langwith" lies just west in the district of Bolsover,
Derbyshire , from Nether Langwith, in fact the two villages adjoin. Apart from a row of shops and Houses wedged, between the North side of the A632, and theriver Poulter , and the villages' one pub, the "Langwith Arms", the entire village, is a Post-Second World War ,Council Estate development."Langwith Maltings" This village is separated from Langwith and Nether Langwith, by a railway, the
Doncaster -Nottingham line, today'sRobin Hood line . The village was first established, following the opening of a railway station here, which was the only to serve this community of villages. This closed as part of theDr Beeching closures of the 1960s. In the 1950s, the area site next to the railway station, was developed into acouncil Estate ."Etymology" for Langwith "see" Nether Langwith, "Maltings", most likely refers to, to some Malt Houses which may have existed here.
"Upper Langwith" a small village straddling the A632, at a fork for
Langwith Junction , andBolsover , in theBolsover (district) . The village is home to a OldInn , the "Golden Fleece", a Medieval Parish Church, and two Manor Houses.
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