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Coordinates: 53°11'20?N 1°16'55?W? / ?53.189, -1.282
Glapwell is located in north east Derbyshire between the nearby towns of Chesterfield (7 miles) and Mansfield (5 miles), although the nearest town centre is that of Bolsover (3 miles to the north). It is a village of 1,467 residents, situated on a hill adjoining the village of Bramley Vale. The village has a local shop, post office and two pub/restaurants: The Young Vanish, (this unusual name was that of a 19th century champion race horse) and Ma Hubbards, formerly the Glapwell Hotel. It also has a social club, The Rowthorne. Glapwell Garden Centre stands on the site of the former Glapwell Hall, the residence of the now extinct Jackson family.
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This village is listed in the Domesday Book. In 1086, the book notes that Serb holds this for William Peverel.
"In Clapwell, Liefric had one carucate of land to the geld. There is land for as two ploughs. There eight villans have 6 ploughs... Serb now holds it.[2]"
Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and now the Eve Trakway company owns the land. There is no overall dominant industry in the area, with most of the jobs being out of the village.
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(Source: Wikipedia) |