Coal mining was an important industry in the area since the 15th century.[5] In 1572, the miners worked in gangs of 10-20 men, with the gang paid one shilling for each 'rook' they dug out (the rook was a fixed quantity, believed to be c. 1-2 tons).[6] Coleorton Colliery, which was between Coleorton and Swannington, is now closed, and a woodland Coleorton Wood was planted in 1991–2 on the colliery site as part of the National Forest.[7]Opencast mining operated between 1985 and 1995.[5]
The Grade II* listedColeorton Hall, in the west of the parish, was built in 1804-8 for the art patron Sir George Beaumont. William Wordsworth was a regular and frequent guest of Sir George Beaumont at the Hall. Between 1948 and 1997 the house was owned by the National Coal Board and used as offices, and it has now been converted into apartments.[8][9]
Coleorton has a post office and is served by three public bus services.
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coleorton, ɔːr, tən, village, civil, parish, north, west, leicestershire, england, situated, a512, road, approximately, miles, east, ashby, zouch, nearby, villages, include, newbold, north, thringstone, east, swannington, south, east, church, mary, virginlocat. Coleorton k e ˈ l ɔːr t en ke LOR ten is a village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire England It is situated on the A512 road approximately 2 miles 3 2 km east of Ashby de la Zouch Nearby villages include Newbold to the north Thringstone to the east and Swannington to the south east ColeortonChurch of St Mary the VirginColeortonLocation within LeicestershirePopulation1 177 Including Farm Town 2011 OS grid referenceSK404172Civil parishColeortonDistrictNorth West LeicestershireShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCOALVILLEPostcode districtLE67Dialling code01530PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentNorth West LeicestershireList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 45 04 N 1 24 07 W 52 751 N 1 402 W 52 751 1 402In the 2001 census the population of the parish was 1 016 1 increasing to 1 177 at the 2011 census 2 The village s name means farm settlement on a ridge Cole derives from the Old English col meaning coal which was first appended here in 1443 3 Formerly an ancient parish in West Goscote hundred Coleorton became part of Ashby de la Zouch Rural District which was created in 1894 4 Coal mining was an important industry in the area since the 15th century 5 In 1572 the miners worked in gangs of 10 20 men with the gang paid one shilling for each rook they dug out the rook was a fixed quantity believed to be c 1 2 tons 6 Coleorton Colliery which was between Coleorton and Swannington is now closed and a woodland Coleorton Wood was planted in 1991 2 on the colliery site as part of the National Forest 7 Opencast mining operated between 1985 and 1995 5 Coleorton was the birthplace of William Stenson 1771 1861 founder of Whitwick Colliery and Father of Coalville The Grade II listed Coleorton Hall in the west of the parish was built in 1804 8 for the art patron Sir George Beaumont William Wordsworth was a regular and frequent guest of Sir George Beaumont at the Hall Between 1948 and 1997 the house was owned by the National Coal Board and used as offices and it has now been converted into apartments 8 9 Coleorton has a post office and is served by three public bus services Farm Town Edit nbsp Farm TownFarm Town is a village that is part of the civil parish of Coleorton 10 It is located 52 44 44 N 01 25 25 W 52 74556 N 1 42361 W 52 74556 1 42361 due east of the town of Ashby de la Zouch References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleorton Census Key Statistics Parish Headcounts Area Coleorton CP Parish Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 26 May 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2008 Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2016 Key to English Place names kepn nottingham ac uk Archived from the original on 10 August 2021 Retrieved 19 August 2021 Coleorton AP CP Leicestershire through time A Vision of Britain Through Time Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 Retrieved 1 July 2008 a b Hartley R F January 2000 An Archaeological Resource Assessment of Post Medieval Leicestershire PDF East Midlands Archaeological Research Framework Project University of Leicester Archived from the original PDF on 7 December 2008 Retrieved 1 July 2008 R A McKinley Mining in Victoria County History of Leicestershire vol III 1955 p 32 The National Forest Woodlands Coleorton Wood National Forest Company 2005 Archived from the original on 3 September 2009 Retrieved 1 July 2008 Lennox Marsya 18 June 2004 Property Apartments at Coleorton Hall Birmingham Post Retrieved 1 July 2008 dead link Coleorton Hall Garden of Special Historic Interest PDF North West Leicestershire District Council Retrieved 1 July 2008 permanent dead link County council Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditColeorton Parish Council Coleorton Heritage Group nbsp This Leicestershire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coleorton amp oldid 1052624610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
