Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire

Rhodesia is a village and civil parish located in the county of Nottinghamshire in England. The population of the civil parish was 982 at the 2011 census.[1] The village lies just outside the town of Worksop in the district of Bassetlaw and lies approximately 20 miles from Sheffield. It was named after the erstwhile chairman of the nearby Shireoaks Colliery, G. Preston Rhodes.[2]

Rhodesia

Haggonfield Lock, on the Chesterfield Canal, located in the village.
Rhodesia
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population982 (2011 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Bridge of the Robin Hood Line over an access road to the village

Rhodesia is a small ex-mining village consisting of just over three hundred houses, a pub at Woodend, one shop, a school and a village hall. Part of the village is bordered by the Chesterfield Canal and it is also adjacent to the A57. Rhodesia is located between Shireoaks and Retford railway stations, the Robin Hood Line passes through the village. It was built in 1920 near to the small established settlement of Haggonfields to provide housing for workers from the nearby Shireoaks and Steetley pits. Tylden Road, the main road through the village, was named after the pit's first manager.

References
  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://uk.geocities.com/b.quarrington%40btinternet.com/&date=2009-10-25+04:11:59


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