Overview Kirkby-in-Ashfield

kirkby in ashfield education in eighteenth century drawn samuel hieronymus grimm.



the now-closed kirkby-in-ashfield east railway station in 1963

the railways closed during beeching era of 1960s when branch-line passenger services suffered widespread disruption, leaving town without link central nottingham , nearby mansfield. railway tracks re-opened passengers in 1990s part of robin hood line, providing links other north nottinghamshire towns , nottingham transport interchange allows transfer trams of nottingham express transit system.

the town centre undergoing renovation during late 2014 , 2015 including demolition of old co-operative foodstore , county library surrounding plaza, rebuilt central morrisons store, , progressively changing traditional mining town commuter town surrounding areas, transition industrial centre dormitory town in infancy , take years develop.

the town has 2 large secondary schools, ashfield school , kirkby college.

pedestrianised street, looking towards market area

local politics have been dominated labour party of 20th century, ashfield attracted media attention in late 1970s shock by-election win conservatives. since 2010 general election, mp has been gloria de piero, best known work gmtv. took on geoff hoon, one-time secretary of state defence during premiership of tony blair. elected slim majority of 192 votes liberal democrats jason zadrozny.

the town s famous historical resident harold larwood; england cricketer born in nuncargate in 1904, best known bodyline bowling in ashes test series of 1932–33.

the area around st wilfrid s church designated conservation area, , consists of former farm buildings built local stone, of listed. in conservation area, @ junction of church street, chapel street , sutton road, kirkby cross. remains of thirteenth-century village cross in dressed stone, , listed structure , designated ancient monument. thought cross has been in place since 1218, years before village granted market , fair. demolished articulated lorry in december 1987, has been restored.

on edge of kirkby portland park (known local people quarries ) mixture of woodland , grassland areas which, number of small ponds , streams, home wide variety of wildlife. visitor centre there opened in october 1994, , environmentally friendly building , centre of excellence energy conservation.

the 1981 series of tv programmes shillingbury tales based on old kirkby, writer francis essex s aunt lived nearby. characters based on locals used know aunt. filming switched aldbury in kent @ last minute because of costs , lack of space filming.