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Clowne history
Toponymy
Clowne, originally Cloone, has been spelt in various ways over the last 1,000 years including, Cloune, Clone, Clowen, and most recently Clown. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The names of two railway stations in the town were spelled differently at different times.
Markland Grips
Hollinhill and Markland Grips are on the southern end of the band of magnesian limestone which runs south from Durham to the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border. In the cliff sides are several small caves, rock shelters and fissures where human bones have been carbon dated to the early Neolithic period. During the Roman period, a fort guarding an important ridgeway which ran north to south was close to Clowne.
Early history
The first recorded mention of Clowne manor was in 1002 when the owner was Wulfric Spot. The medieval cross and the church of St. John the Baptist are the oldest surviving structures in the village. The plague struck Clowne in 1586 and 1606 and victims were buried away from the village at Monument Field or Plague Field.
Industrial Revolution
During the Industrial Revolution, Clowne grew exponentially, swallowing the neighbouring villages of Hickinwood and Markland and becoming a mining town. The sinking of the 1,000 feet (300 m) deep mine, Southgate Colliery, in 1877 brought in workers from elsewhere. At its peak it employed 400 men and produced 600 tons of coal per day.
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