Meden Vale

{{Short description|Village in Nottinghamshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name = Fields and view to Meden Vale - geograph.org.uk - 3979020.jpg | static_image_caption = Meden Vale | static_image_alt = a view from afar. | country = England | os_grid_reference = SK4459 | coordinates = {{coord|53.222|-1.126|display=inline,title}} | map_type = Nottinghamshire | type = Village | shire_district = Mansfield District | shire_county = Nottinghamshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Mansfield | post_town = MANSFIELD | postcode_area = NG | postcode_district = NG20 | | website = {{url|https://www.warsopparishcouncil.co.uk|warsopparishcouncil{{wbr}}.co.uk}} }} '''Meden Vale''' is a small village near to Church Warsop. The village is part of the parish of Warsop. It is also situated close to the small town of Market Warsop, in north Nottinghamshire, England, off the main A60 Mansfield to Worksop road, and lies within Mansfield District Council administrative area.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Mansfield Ward Map 2023 |url=https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/downloads/download/207/mansfield-ward-map |website=Mansfield District Council|location= |publisher= |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

==History== Meden Vale was originally known as Welbeck Colliery Village prior to renaming in the late 1960s. The village was built in the 1920s specifically to house miners who worked at Welbeck Colliery.<ref>[http://www.wfcg.org.uk/CoW_Parish_Info.htm Warsop Parish info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120329/http://www.wfcg.org.uk/CoW_Parish_Info.htm |date=26 August 2014 }} Retrieved 25 August 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Welbeck Colliery Village |url=https://www.inspirepicturearchive.org.uk/image/21421/Welbeck_Colliery_Village |website=Inspire Libraries|location= |publisher= |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

thumb|225px| Netherfield Lane, Meden Vale

The economy was based mainly on Welbeck Colliery, which started up when two shafts were sunk between 1912 and 1915. It was determined by owner UK Coal for closure in 2007 due to limited reserves, with the last coal produced 11 May 2010. Most of the working-age employees from the 410 total transferred to other collieries operated by UK Coal, including Daw Mill near Coventry, a daily round-trip of {{convert|140| mi|km|abbr=on}} for some. When closed it was one of the last remaining deep mine collieries to operate in England, and at its peak employed 1,400 men and produced 1.5 million tonnes of coal yearly.<ref>Goodbye to Welbeck pit. "Production stops at colliery after nearly 100 years of coal". ''Chad'', local newspaper, 12 May 2010, p.20. Accessed 18 September 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/8674180.stm|title=Century of mining ends at Welbeck Colliery|date=11 May 2010|access-date=1 January 2012|publisher=BBC News Online}}</ref>

The headstocks were demolished by explosives in April 2011.<ref>Gone but not forgottern. Historic headstocks come crashing down. ''Chad'', 6 April 2011, p.4. Accessed 29 January 2021.</ref>

===Explosion=== Two security guards were badly injured in an explosion confined to a surface electrical substation at the Colliery site on Saturday 31 December 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16376386 |title=Two workers badly hurt in Welbeck Colliery explosion |date=1 January 2012 |accessdate=1 January 2012 |publisher=BBC News Online }}</ref>

=== Site regeneration === As part of reclamation of the site, a biogas facility based on anaerobic digestion producing methane for sale into the UK gas distribution grid was created in 2017, the first stage in an intended employment park.<ref>[https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/plans-for-new-employment-park-at-welbeck-colliery-which-could-create-250-jobs-move-closer-797490 Plans for new employment park at Welbeck Colliery which could create 250 jobs move closer] ''Worksop Guardian'', 11 February 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.chad.co.uk/news/notts-biogas-plant-turns-farm-mulch-into-energy-1161805 Notts biogas plant turns farm mulch into energy] ''Chad'', 18 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.biogasmeden.com/ Biogas Meden Mission Statement] Biogas Meden. Retrieved 7 January 2024</ref>

A large solar farm based on an extensive array of Solar panels having a 33kV connection into the UK electricity distribution grid is located nearby.<ref>[https://planning.mansfield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=ZZZZRNKMMA748&activeTab=summary New connection to existing 33,000 volt overhead line for the purpose of connecting a new solar farm to the electricity network] Mansfield District Council Planning, 31 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2024</ref><ref>[https://planning.mansfield.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage Proposed new access track from the A60 for access to Welbeck Solar Farm] Mansfield District Council Planning, 4 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024</ref>

==Amenities== There is a small collection of shops, Post Office, a garage and the Three Lions public house.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Amended plans unveiled for housing and demolition of Meden Vale pub|url=https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/amended-plans-unveiled-for-housing-and-demolition-of-meden-vale-pub-4148087 |website=Mansfield Chad |location= |publisher= |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

The River Meden flows through the village alongside the main road. The village has a rugby union side which plays in the RFU Midlands 5 East (North) division.

thumb| The Football Pitch, Meden Vale

==Politics== Meden Vale is part of the Mansfield Parliamentary constituency from the 2010 boundary changes, represented by Labour's Steve Yemm after the July 2024 general election, and previously from 2017 to 2024 by Ben Bradley of the Conservative Party. It is in the civil parish of Warsop.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=UK Parliament MPs and Lords|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4170/location|website=UK Parliament|location= |publisher= |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Mansfield general election 2024 results in full |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/mansfield-general-election-2024-results-29361745.amp|website=Manchester Evening News |location= |publisher= |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category|Meden Vale}} *[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/medenvale Meden Vale Rugby] *[http://www.warsopweb.co.uk/ Market Warsop Community page] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111118001529/http://www.welbeckcolliery.co.uk/ Welbeck Colliery History page]

Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire Category:Mansfield District