Bevercotes

Bevercotes
Civil parish
Parish map
Bevercotes
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area1.14 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Population19 
• Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
OS grid referenceSK5548
• London125 mi (201 km) SE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewark
Postcode districtNG22
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Bevercotes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about six miles south of East Retford and five miles north-east of Ollerton.[1][2] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 28. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Bothamsall.[3] In 2021 it was reported as having 19 residents.[4]

The former Bevercotes Colliery was one of the first fully automated coal mines in the country.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 120 Mansfield & Worksop (Sherwood Forest) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319242100.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bothamsall Parish (E04007794)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Bevercotes (E04007791)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ Sandeman, Kit (24 August 2019). "What happened to the Nottinghamshire coal mines?". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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