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'''Unstone''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʌ|n|s|t|ən}} {{respell|UN|stən}}) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Derbyshire]], in the [[North East Derbyshire]] administrative district approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} south east of [[Dronfield]]. | '''Unstone''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʌ|n|s|t|ən}} {{respell|UN|stən}}) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Derbyshire]], in the [[North East Derbyshire]] administrative district approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} south east of [[Dronfield]]. | ||
==Geography== | |||
It is also close to the town of [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]]. The [[River Drone]] and the [[Midland Main Line]] [[railway]] run through the village, which has a population of over 1,000, increasing to 1,876 and including [[Apperknowle]] at the time of the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129968&c=Unstone&d=16&e=62&g=6414771&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458383691128&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=19 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
Originally, Unstone Main Colliery was the primary source of employment for the village; it was the largest colliery of the group around Unstone. It was served by a Midland Railway branch line which connected it to the main line in Dronfield and [[Sheepbridge]]. Although it ceased working around 1900, there are significant remains in the woodland area of both the railway and mine [[coal mines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldminer.co.uk/unstone.html|title=Unstone Collieries |work=Neil's local history and mining site |access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/437257/377481/12/100152|title=Unstone Main Colliery on old map}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2022}} | Originally, Unstone Main Colliery was the primary source of employment for the village; it was the largest colliery of the group around Unstone. It was served by a Midland Railway branch line which connected it to the main line in Dronfield and [[Sheepbridge]]. Although it ceased working around 1900, there are significant remains in the woodland area of both the railway and mine [[coal mines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldminer.co.uk/unstone.html|title=Unstone Collieries |work=Neil's local history and mining site |access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/437257/377481/12/100152|title=Unstone Main Colliery on old map}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2022}} | ||
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Originally on the [[A61 road|A61]] [[trunk road]], the village is now bypassed by the Unstone-Dronfield Bypass [[dual carriageway]]. | Originally on the [[A61 road|A61]] [[trunk road]], the village is now bypassed by the Unstone-Dronfield Bypass [[dual carriageway]]. | ||
==Facilities== | |||
The village has two schools: Unstone St Mary's Infant School on Crow Lane and Unstone Junior School on Main Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unstone.derbyshire.sch.uk |publisher=Unstone Schools Foundation |title=Unstone Junior School |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref> | The village has two schools: Unstone St Mary's Infant School on Crow Lane and Unstone Junior School on Main Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unstone.derbyshire.sch.uk |publisher=Unstone Schools Foundation |title=Unstone Junior School |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Landmarks are a TV transmitter and a railway viaduct. There is one public house, the Horse and Jockey. The village post office closed in 2019. | Landmarks are a TV transmitter and a railway viaduct. There is one public house, the Horse and Jockey. The village post office closed in 2019. | ||
==Television transmitter== | |||
[[File:Communications mast near Unstone - geograph.org.uk - 6311147.jpg|thumb|right|Television mast in July 2019]] | |||
The mast opened as an ITA colour site on 1 September 1971.<ref>''The Stage'' Thursday 9 September 1971, page 12</ref> The BBC added a [[BBC Radio Sheffield]] transmitter in June 1991. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Unstone (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire, in the North East Derbyshire administrative district approximately Template:Convert south east of Dronfield.
Geography
It is also close to the town of Chesterfield. The River Drone and the Midland Main Line railway run through the village, which has a population of over 1,000, increasing to 1,876 and including Apperknowle at the time of the 2011 Census.[1]
History
Originally, Unstone Main Colliery was the primary source of employment for the village; it was the largest colliery of the group around Unstone. It was served by a Midland Railway branch line which connected it to the main line in Dronfield and Sheepbridge. Although it ceased working around 1900, there are significant remains in the woodland area of both the railway and mine coal mines.[2][3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Unstone community centre is built on the former trackbed of the Midland branch next to the former overbridge on Crow Lane.[4]
The village has more than doubled in size over the past century. A modern housing estate, Unstone Green, was built at the other side of the railway line from the original village. The majority of the estate, which was built in the 1940s, was initially intended to be temporary housing for the many coal miners in the area, but it is still intact today. Originally on the A61 trunk road, the village is now bypassed by the Unstone-Dronfield Bypass dual carriageway.
Facilities
The village has two schools: Unstone St Mary's Infant School on Crow Lane and Unstone Junior School on Main Road.[5]
The village has a parish council.[6] Unstone Grange, run by a registered charity is a retreat that describes itself as "a centre for personal creative growth."[7]
There are bus services to Chesterfield, Sheffield and Holmesfield.
The village used to be served by the now-closed Unstone railway station.
Landmarks are a TV transmitter and a railway viaduct. There is one public house, the Horse and Jockey. The village post office closed in 2019.
Television transmitter
The mast opened as an ITA colour site on 1 September 1971.[8] The BBC added a BBC Radio Sheffield transmitter in June 1991.
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ The Stage Thursday 9 September 1971, page 12