Pinxton
Sign in to savePinxton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the western boundary of Nottinghamshire, England, just south of the Pinxton Interchange at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway where the A38 road meets the M1. Pinxton is part of the Bolsover District and at the 2021 Census had a population of 5,652.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ashfield
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 14,357
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image
- Pinxton - war memorial and St Helens Church - geograph.org.uk - 2121812.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Helens Church
- UK place.official_name
- Pinxton
- UK place.map_type
- Derbyshire
- UK place.population
- 5,652
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Pinxton
- UK place.shire_district
- Bolsover
- UK place.shire_county
- Derbyshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Bolsover
- Population
- +5699
- Shares border with
- Riddings
- Image
- Pinxton Wharf 005710 ef3bc9c9.jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Coal
- John King
- World War II
- Church
- Transport
- Trainspotting
- Education
- Pinxton Wharf
- Pinxton FC
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Pinxton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the western boundary of Nottinghamshire, England, just south of the Pinxton Interchange at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway where the A38 road meets the M1. Pinxton is part of the Bolsover District and at the 2021 Census had a population of 5,652.
==History== ===Etymology=== In Anglo-Saxon times, Pinxton was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Esnotrewic." It is also thought that it was known as "Snodeswic," given by Wulfric Spott to Burton Abbey. left|thumb|Pinxton fields. In Norman times, it was under the control of William Peveril, for whom it was held by Drogo fitz Pons. It is thought that he renamed the manor "Ponceston" and it gradually changed to Penekeston and then to Pinxton.