Visit Skegby Places

Welcome to Visit Skegby Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Skegby

  

Skegby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Skegby

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Skegby history

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Skegby is mentioned in the Domesday Book as “a berewick of the King’s manor at Mansfield” The name has a similar origin to the name of Skegness – originating from a Dane named Skeggi (“bearded one”) The current Lord of the Manor is Dominic Vernon Dodsley Williams.

You can visit Skegby places with Walkfo Skegby to hear history at Skegby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Skegby has 24 places to visit in our interactive Skegby 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 Skegby, 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 Skegby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Skegby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Skegby places in an interactive Skegby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Skegby Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Skegby historic spots	Skegby tourist destinations	Skegby plaques	Skegby geographic features
Walkfo Skegby tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Skegby

  

Best Skegby places to visit

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

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sutton-in-Ashfield St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Sutton-in-Ashfield is a former parish church in the Church of England. It was built in the 1960s and is located in Sutton in Nottinghamshire.

Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station was opened in 1892. It was located on a short branch line from Sutton Junction. The station was located off Station Road.

Sutton Colliery Sutton Colliery was in the village of Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire, England. It is now a country park. It was built in the 1930s and is now owned by a company.

Sutton Town A.F.C. Sutton Town A.F. was a football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The previous club was a member of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division until 2007 when they resigned. The new club joined the Central Midlands League, three levels lower in the English football league system, and later played in the East Midlands Counties League.

Stanton Hill Stanton Hill is a village in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire. It was first mentioned in the census in 1871, and then only as a street within Skegby. It probably took its name from the Stanton Ironworks Company, which started sinking the Teversal (Butcher Wood) Colliery in 1867.

Teversal F.C. Teversal Football Club are semi-professional football club. They play in the Northern Counties East League Division One. They are based near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

Teversal Manor Teversal Manor is a small Grade II listed 17th-century country house. It is built in two storeys with attics with an irregular 7 bay frontage. The building is constructed of coursed and dressed rubble stone.

St Katherine’s Church, Teversal The St Katherine’s Church is on Buttery Lane, Teversal, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Newstead, the Archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and has an unrestored 17th and 18th century interior.

Silverhill, Nottinghamshire Silverhill is one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire at 204.3 metres (670 ft) Originally it was a mine spoil heap on the site of the former Silverhill colliery which closed in the 1990s. It was landscaped in 2005 by Nottinghamshire County Council, with tree planting and footpaths.

Pleasley Colliery Pleasley Colliery is located to the NW of Pleasley village which sits above the north bank of the River Meden on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. The colliery is situated at about 500 ft (152m) above sea level and is aligned on a NE-SW axis following the trend of the river valley at this point.

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