Maythorne is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Southwell, and is within the Southwell civil parish. The hamlet lies on the Southwell Trail, a multi-use trail linking Southwell with Bilsthorpe along the route of the former Rolleston Junction to Mansfield railway line, and the Robin Hood Way, a waymarked long-distance footpath that links many places with connections to Robin Hood.[1]
| Maythorne | |
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 Maythorne seen from the Southwell Trail | |
  Maythorne Location within Nottinghamshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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The hamlet grew up around a pair of mills on the River Greet, and has a total of seven listed buildings or structures, including both mills, the manager's house, and worker's cottages. The mills were built in 1795 to supply cotton yarn to the framework knitting industry. The firm of Messrs. Bean and Johnson altered it in the early nineteenth century, after which silk thread was produced.[2][3][4]
By 1838 there were 70 employees at the mills, and the hamlet included cottages, a general store, a public house and a mission hall. Willow for making baskets was grown in osier beds, and hops were also cultivated. The mills were used as billets for soldiers during the Second World War, by which time their industrial function had ceased.[2][3][4]
The mill buildings have subsequently been converted into flats, with some of the outbuildings used as industrial workshops. There is also a caravan park and fishing lake, together with an award-winning gluten-free tea room.[2][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Discover Southwell Trail" (PDF). Nottinghamshire County Council. April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Charles Caudwell Heritage Trail" (PDF). Southwell Tourism Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Former South Mill, Maythorne (1289444)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Former North Mill, Maythorne (1046141)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to Maythorne Caravan Park & Fishing Lake". Maythorne Leisure. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "All Mine Cakes by the Lake". All Mine Cakes by the Lake. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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