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Wildlife with valued support from Andre Bradley, Historian and Clowne Clowne and Historian Bradley, Andre from support valued with former miners’ cottages of Pit Row, now named West West named now Row, Pit of cottages miners’ former Researched and compiled by Barlborough Daysaway Group Group Daysaway Barlborough by compiled and Researched and Clowne were buried. On the hillside stand the the stand hillside the On buried. were Clowne and where, it is said, in 1587 plague victims from Barlborough Barlborough from victims plague 1587 in said, is it where, The Chaffinch Trail Chaffinch The Bricky Pond. This land was part of the Monument Field Field Monument the of part was land This Pond. Bricky The Millennium Walk Millennium The formerly the site of the Glebe Pond, known locally as as locally known Pond, Glebe the of site the formerly The return route crosses the Barlborough Golf Course, Course, Golf Barlborough the crosses route return The Fox and Magpie Walk Magpie and Fox interest the walker. the interest the other walks in this series: this in walks other the the Church of St. John passing the Village Cross would would Cross Village the passing John St. of Church the If you have enjoyed this walk why not undertake undertake not why walk this enjoyed have you If new millennium. As a detour from the route a visit to to visit a route the from detour a As millennium. new a new Clowne Campus have moved the town into the the into town the moved have Campus Clowne new a Take pleasure in observing nature - its free. its - nature observing in pleasure Take of the Tesco and Wilkinson Stores and the innovation of of innovation the and Stores Wilkinson and Tesco the of activity. mining to the busy market town of today. The building building The today. of town market busy the to mining Join with family and friends of all ages for a group group a for ages all of friends and family with Join Roman fortress has evolved from farming, railways and and railways farming, from evolved has fortress Roman Bolsover District Bolsover Clowne, ‘a place of many springs’ and the site of a former former a of site the and springs’ many of place ‘a Clowne, Discover new footpaths and bridleways of the the of bridleways and footpaths new Discover Pleasant where miners’ cottages once stood. once cottages miners’ where Pleasant Enjoy the exercise and walk to your heart’s content. heart’s your to walk and exercise the Enjoy field paths with views of the Peak District and Mount Mount and District Peak the of views with paths field Opencast Coal Site hit the headlines. The walk follows follows walk The headlines. the hit Site Coal Opencast Walking for Health for Walking 1990’s when a campaign to stop the proposed Hoodcroft Hoodcroft proposed the stop to campaign a when 1990’s families. Stanfree came to national prominence in the the in prominence national to came Stanfree families. Country Code. Code. Country after the ‘stand free’ land between two major land-owning land-owning major two between land free’ ‘stand the after the follow and walking when care Take sight of the historic Bolsover Castle. It is said to be called called be to said is It Castle. Bolsover historic the of sight straddling the main Clowne to Bolsover Road within within Road Bolsover to Clowne main the straddling M1 South M1 Public House Public reble Bob reble T Stanfree, Saxon name Stone-Free, is a rural hamlet hamlet rural a is Stone-Free, name Saxon Stanfree, orksop W to bridleways guided by the ‘Miner’s Lamp’ walk markers. walk Lamp’ ‘Miner’s the by guided bridleways Chesterfield Gate. The walker will take the public footpaths and and footpaths public the take will walker The Gate. Public House Public to odes odes R De Hall, Barlborough Old Hall, The Cross and Memorial Memorial and Cross The Hall, Old Barlborough Hall, buildings including the Chapel, Church, Barlborough Barlborough Church, Chapel, the including buildings J30 documented in the 1086 Domesday Book has many fine fine many has Book Domesday 1086 the in documented Barlborough, formerly Barleburg, ‘Fort by Boar Wood’ Wood’ Boar by ‘Fort Barleburg, formerly Barlborough, School mine, returning via Stanfree and Clowne. and Stanfree via returning mine, rimary rimary P Barlborough Sheffield the route the miners took from Barlborough to access the the access to Barlborough from took miners the route the Distance: 8k ( 8k Distance: approx. 4.5miles) approx. to the industrial heritage of Great Britain. We will follow follow will We Britain. Great of heritage industrial the Start The Miners Way Miners The North M1 working underground to mine the ‘black gold’ so vital to to vital so gold’ ‘black the mine to underground working to the memory of those gallant men who spent their lives lives their spent who men gallant those of memory the to and Worksop. and worked at the Oxcroft Drift Mine. This leaflet is dedicated dedicated is leaflet This Mine. Drift Oxcroft the at worked within easy travelling distance of Sheffield, Chesterfield Chesterfield Sheffield, of distance travelling easy within The walk follows in the footsteps of the miners who who miners the of footsteps the in follows walk The Barlborough is situated off Junction 30 of the M1. It is is It M1. the of 30 Junction off situated is Barlborough 4 k l t h a Bolsover and County of Derbyshire. of County and Bolsover B W a h r g l b u o o r Barlborough of Barlborough, Stanfree and Clowne in the District of of District the in Clowne and Stanfree Barlborough, of The Miners Way Walk links the three historic villages villages historic three the links Walk Way Miners The arlborough W 6 Clowne Church Of St. John 13 The Cross 4th B alk As a detour from the walk a visit to the Church is recommended. The base was constructed in the Built in the 12th century it is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. A 14th century with the column The Miners Way former Rector of Clowne William Inskip founded the first school and sundial added in the late 17th in the 16th century. A Miners Chapel was dedicated in 1954. century. A memorial stone and Points of Interest plaque at the base commemorates 7 Heritage Community School the successful campaign to keep Front Cover Also known as Boughton Lane, started out as a girls school. It Barlborough in Derbyshire 1969- Barlborough & Clowne opened as a secondary school at the end of the 2nd world war and 1971. A protest walk to London became a mixed entry school in 1953. The school has around a was led by Dennis Skinner M.P. Miners Memorial Wheel thousand pupils and is under the headship of Donovan Spencer. and Norma Machen supported by The Miners Memorial Wheel was Proposals are now in place to build a new school on the site. villagers. Coal Tit erected on Barlborough Country Park in 1991 at the close of extensive coal excavation 8 Church Institute 14 Little School from Slayley Opencast Coal Site. It stands The Institute was built in 1908 converted from a Glebe Barn and A barn conversion in 1798 by the De Rodes family allowed as a memorial to the mining communities of since its inception has served the community as a meeting place. the church to form a poor school holding 30 pupils. In 1874 Barlborough and Clowne. Peacock Butterfly During the war years it was used by the Lowestoft evacuees and it became an infant school. Over the years it has been used for 1 Barlborough Methodist Chapel by the villagers as a meeting place for dances and recreation. It a doctors’ surgery, gym, library, meeting place and Darby & was extensively refurbished in the early 1990’s and is well used by Joan room. After considerable deterioration it was restored and The Chapel was built in 1913 and opened in 1914 by the oldest members of the public. lady member, Mrs. Jepson. The building replaced the Primitive refurbished in 2005 as a community building. Methodist Chapel on California Lane. The schoolroom was built 9 Stone Croft 15 Doreen’s Garden in 1939 and was first used by soldiers billeted in Barlborough Originally a laundry, the house has been restored and extended and The garden is dedicated to the memory of Doreen Haywood during the 2nd World War. In recent years the schoolroom has offers passing travellers bed and breakfast accommodation in the who lived in the Old School House and was deputy head of hosted the thespian talents of the Chapel congregation.