West Stockwith
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West Stockwith is a village within the Bassetlaw
district of Nottinghamshire
, England
.
East Stockwith
is a settlement close by, but within the county boundaries of Lincolnshire
.
with Old English
wudu "wood", the second element here is Old Norse wath "ford, river crossing", as seen in Wath upon Dearne. The first element is less clear: it is either Old English stocc "tree-trunk" or stoc "village, outlying farmstead" (as seen in Stoke-on-Trent
and Stoke Poges
. The name was recorded as Wessockiv in 1139.
Today West Stockwith is a village with one main street and a few side roads, one cul-de-sac of ex-farm-workers villas and another with among other buildings of note, the ex-vicarage. There are signs still of its industrial past with the well preserved "Water Lanes" which allow access from the road to the banks of the River Trent
, even via a ginnel under part of one property. The industry related to the River has gone, so too the original work related to the Chesterfield Canal
which reaches the Trent at the Basin. This is now the home of river cruisers and narrow boats to hire and for leisure. The river was once home to many of the workers and there were once upwards of eleven public houses, many the front rooms of cottages today, which still contain evidence of their past use. Only two pubs remain although the Yacht Club in the basin caters to the boating fraternity and holds various events over the year. Sadly the Hospital Day which was traditionally held in July to raise money by children dressing up and decorating floats (farmers' wagons usually) is no more. Of the industry that replaced that related to the water, there are locally grass and potato merchants and the former Trent-side Chemical works is now an industrial park with a variety of businesses, from engineering and motor-cycle related works to some boat building enterprises. One local public house, the White Hart has started a micro-brewery and sells to other pubs in the area and further afield. The school has also closed and both that building and the former Masters Premises are now private houses.
Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough offices, and Retford...
district of Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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East Stockwith
East Stockwith
East Stockwith is a village within the civil parish of Stockwith, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It has a total resident population of 209....
is a settlement close by, but within the county boundaries of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
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Etymology
Unlike other places in the region which have "with" in their names, which is usually from Old Norse vīōr "wood", cognateCognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
with Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
wudu "wood", the second element here is Old Norse wath "ford, river crossing", as seen in Wath upon Dearne. The first element is less clear: it is either Old English stocc "tree-trunk" or stoc "village, outlying farmstead" (as seen in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
and Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
. The name was recorded as Wessockiv in 1139.
Today West Stockwith is a village with one main street and a few side roads, one cul-de-sac of ex-farm-workers villas and another with among other buildings of note, the ex-vicarage. There are signs still of its industrial past with the well preserved "Water Lanes" which allow access from the road to the banks of the River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
, even via a ginnel under part of one property. The industry related to the River has gone, so too the original work related to the Chesterfield Canal
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England and it is known locally as 'Cuckoo Dyke'. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles from the River Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire...
which reaches the Trent at the Basin. This is now the home of river cruisers and narrow boats to hire and for leisure. The river was once home to many of the workers and there were once upwards of eleven public houses, many the front rooms of cottages today, which still contain evidence of their past use. Only two pubs remain although the Yacht Club in the basin caters to the boating fraternity and holds various events over the year. Sadly the Hospital Day which was traditionally held in July to raise money by children dressing up and decorating floats (farmers' wagons usually) is no more. Of the industry that replaced that related to the water, there are locally grass and potato merchants and the former Trent-side Chemical works is now an industrial park with a variety of businesses, from engineering and motor-cycle related works to some boat building enterprises. One local public house, the White Hart has started a micro-brewery and sells to other pubs in the area and further afield. The school has also closed and both that building and the former Masters Premises are now private houses.