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Coordinates: 53°13'51?N 0°53'54?W? / ?53.23091, -0.89838
Tuxford is a village and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. Nearby larger towns are Retford and Newark-on-Trent.
It has been historically known as Tuxford in the Clays, Tuckers Ford, and in the Domesday Book as Tuxfarne. It may also be considered a small town as it was historically a market town. The population is 2,516.
The Great North Road runs through the village (now B1164), though the majority of traffic now uses the modern A1 trunk road, which splits the village in two. The A6075 passes through east-west and connects the A57 to Ollerton and Mansfield. At one time there were also three railway stations. The East Coast Main Line passes close to the east. There is a Co-op on Newcastle Street. Village pubs are the Game Keepers Lodge and Newcastle Arms in the Market Place, Sun Inn on Newcastle Street and the Fountain Hotel on Lincoln Road near the railway.
Tuxford has a village lock-up (one of only three in Nottinghamshire). Built in 1823 it stands on the village green in Newcastle Street. It has two separate cells (one for men and women) with their own earth closets. Ventilation to each cell is via two circular holes, with iron bars on the front and back walls. In 1884 an extension to the back of the building housed Tuxford's Fire Engine. The church is St Nicholas. The local comprehensive school performs quite well compared to most of Nottinghamshire (especially most of Bassetlaw). It opened in 1958 as the County Secondary School (a secondary modern). It became a comprehensive in 1976.
Early maps show the village pinfold, which remained until the 1920's, behind the lock-up.
One of Tuxford's best known attractions is the fully restored working tower windmill, built in 1820 and restored to working order between 1982 and 1993. The owners open the mill to visitors daily except Tuesdays throughout the year. The large white sails make a fine sight as they turn against a blue sky, as the mill dominates the skyline of Tuxford. The mill produces flour which may be purchased from the mill shop. The mill bakery produces cakes, soups & rolls.
A wooden post mill once stood close by. It was moved from Grassthorpe in 1874, and continued working until c. 1926. The mill was demolished in 1950.
Stone Road End Mill was a brick-built four-storey tower windmill, built before 1840. The mill was out of use by 1906 and now only the 38 foot high tower remains [1].
Sport
Tuxford has 2 youth football teams.Tuxford flames and Tuxford YFC(u11's)who compete in the New Newark Youth Football League in division 2.
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- , Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 39. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3
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