West Stockwith

West Stockwith
Village and civil parish
Church of St Mary the Virgin in West Stockwith
West Stockwith is located in Nottinghamshire
West Stockwith
West Stockwith
Location within Nottinghamshire
Map
Interactive map of West Stockwith
Area1.37 sq mi (3.5 km2)
Population335 (2021)
• Density245/sq mi (95/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 790947
• London135 mi (217 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN10
Dialling code01427
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.west-stockwith-parish-council.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°26′38″N 0°48′40″W / 53.444°N 0.811°W / 53.444; -0.811

West Stockwith is a village within the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 327,[1] this increased to 335 at the 2021 census.[2] It lies on the west bank of the River Trent, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Gainsborough and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Misterton. West Stockwith is an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham with the parish church of St Mary the Virgin's Church, West Stockwith being built in 1722.

East Stockwith is a settlement on the other side of the Trent, but within the county boundaries of Lincolnshire. The two villages were once linked together by a passenger ferry.[3]

Etymology

Unlike other places in the region which have "with" in their names, which is usually from Old Norse víðr "wood", cognate with Old English wudu "wood", the second element here is Old Norse vað "ford, river crossing", as seen in Wath upon Dearne. The first element is less clear: it is either Old English stocc "tree-trunk" or stoc "village, outlying farmstead" (as seen in Stoke-on-Trent and Stoke Poges. The name was recorded as Wessockiv in 1139.[4]

Canal boat in West Stockwith Lock

West Stockwith today

Today West Stockwith is a village with one main street and a few side roads, one cul-de-sac of former farm-workers' houses and another the former vicarage. There are signs still of its industrial past with the well-preserved Water Lanes which allow access from the road to the banks of the River Trent, even via a ginnel under part of one property. The industry related to the River has gone, so too the original work related to the Chesterfield Canal which reaches the Trent at the Basin. This is now the home of river cruisers and narrow boats for hire and for leisure. The river was once home to many of the workers and there were once more than eleven public houses, many in the front rooms of today's cottages, which still contain evidence of their past use. Only two pubs remain although the Yacht Club in the basin caters to boat owners and holds various events over the year. The Hospital Day which was traditionally held in July to raise money by children dressing up and decorating floats, usually farmers' wagons, is no more. Of the industry that replaced that related to the water, there are local grass and potato merchants and the former Trent-side Chemical works is now an industrial park with a variety of businesses, from engineering and motor-cycle related works to some boat building enterprises. The school has also closed and both that building and the former masters' premises are now private houses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – West Stockwith parish (E04007852)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "East Stockwith". Lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. ^ "West Stockwith :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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