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Kirkby-in-Ashfield history
Kirkby Castle
Kirkby Castle is said to have dated back to at least the 13th Century. Its owner in 1284 was fined by King Edward I for not attending the Royal summons. However, in 1292 Robert de Stuteville hosted the king at the Castle to a nights stay.
Tudor times
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in 1530 travelled through Sutton in Ashfield having been recalled to London by King Henry VIII. He stayed at nearby Kirkby Hardwick before travelling to London.
Coal and transport
Kirkby-in-Ashfield was once an important centre of coal mining and railways in west Nottinghamshire. The former Mansfield and Pinxton Railway from the Erewash Valley Line was joined here by the later Midland Railway line.
Rail stations
Kirkby-in-Ashfield East was the main station for the town on the Robin Hood Line. Kirkby Bentinck was opened on the Great Central Main Line from Nottingham Victoria to Sheffield Victoria. It closed in the 1960s and the site has been cleared.
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