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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Langold

  

Langold Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Langold

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Langold history

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Langold was first settlement in the area which is now Langold from 1246. Hodsock Priory and estate with its farms, and Carlton-in-Lindrick, were bought by the Mellish family in 1765. Ralph Knight created plantations and a series of ponds and lakes in Langold Park, and intended to build a mansion.

Firbeck Colliery

By 1911, mining in the area suggested that there may be a workable seam of coal at Langold. German engineers carried out some test drilling in a field which was part of Costhorpe Farm. The Firbeck Light Railway was authorised in 1916, but no further development took place until 1923. In 1925, the shafts reached the Barnsley coal seam, at a depth of 828 yards (757 m), and the seam continued downwards for another 28 yards.

In Parliament

Langold, in the Bassetlaw constituency, is represented in the House of Commons by Brendan Clarke-Smith, a Conservative. Between 1935 and 2019 it had been a Labour seat. The last Labour MP was backbencher John Mann, who was elected in 2001.

The Village

Construction of housing began to the west of the main road in 1924, with 128 houses completed and occupied by April 1925. In less than five years, a village consisting of 850 houses, six shops and a school had been built to the north of the pit. Many of the shops were built on the eastern side of Doncaster Road, although others scattered throughout the village.

Langold Lakes

Knight’s lakes provided leisure facilities for the miners once the village had been built. A bandstand was added in 1946 and a lido in the early 1950s. Ownership passed to the local authority after the pit closed in 1968.

You can visit Langold places with Walkfo Langold to hear history at Langold’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Langold has 17 places to visit in our interactive Langold map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Langold, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Langold places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Langold & the surrounding areas.

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17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Langold places to visit

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Langold has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Langold’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Langold’s information audio spots:

St Luke’s Church, Langold St Luke’s Church, Langold is a parish church in the Church of England in Langold. It was built in the 1930s.

Hodsock Priory Hodsock Priory is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Worksop, England, and 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Blyth. Despite its name, it is not and never has been a priory. It is also a venue for special events and weddings.

Hodsock Hodsock is a settlement and civil parish about 4 miles from Worksop, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire. The parish includes the village of Langold and the country house Hodsocks Priory. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2,472.

Styrrup with Oldcotes Styrrup with Oldcotes is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, within the county of Nottinghamshire. The overall area had a population of 684 at the 2011 census. It is 138 miles north west of London, 31 miles north of Nottingham and 15 miles east of Sheffield.

Hermeston Hall Hermeston Hall is a manor house near to the villages of Oldcotes and Langold, and within the parish or Hodsock, northwestern Nottinghamshire, England. It is located in a lane just off the A60 road, just south of the village of OldCotes on the road to Langold.

St Mark’s Church, Oldcotes St Mark’s Church, Oldcotes is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England. The church is situated in the village of Oldcote.

Blyth Priory Blyth Priory was a priory in Nottinghamshire dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The priory was dedicated to the St Mary of the Virgin in the early 12th century.

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