# Welbeck

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{{Short description|Village in Nottinghamshire, England}}
{{About||Welbeck Colliery Village|Meden Vale|other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | official_name=         Welbeck
 | civil_parish =         [Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck](/source/Norton%2C_Cuckney%2C_Holbeck_and_Welbeck)
 | country=               England
 | region=                East Midlands
 |coordinates = {{coord|53.261|-1.168|type:city_region:GB|display=title}}
 | os_grid_reference=     
 | post_town=             
 | postcode_area=         
 | postcode_district=     
 | dial_code=
 | constituency_westminster = 
 | shire_district=        [Bassetlaw](/source/Bassetlaw_District)
 | shire_county=          [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire)
 | hide_services=         Yes
 | population =31
 | population_ref = (2001 census)
 | area_total_km2=
 |static_image=Le Parc de Welbeck.jpg
 |static_image_caption=''Le Parc de Welbeck'', after [Abraham van Diepenbeeck](/source/Abraham_van_Diepenbeeck)
 | website = https://nortoncuckneyholbeckwelbeckparishcouncil.gov.uk/
}}
'''Welbeck''' is a village and former [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) (now in the parish of [Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck](/source/Norton%2C_Cuckney%2C_Holbeck_and_Welbeck)) within the [Welbeck local voting ward](/source/Welbeck_(Bassetlaw_electoral_ward)) of [Bassetlaw District Council](/source/Bassetlaw_District), in [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire), England. It is slightly to the south-west of [Worksop](/source/Worksop).<ref>[http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&t=l&map=53.2261,-1.1292|15|4&loc=GB:53.2261:-1.1292:15&dp=841#t=l&map=53.27644,-1.14603|13|4&dp=841&hroute=1|0|ng20%209:Welbeck|GB:GB&loc=GB:53.25395:-1.17708:14|welbeck|Welbeck,%20Holbeck,%20Worksop,%20Nottinghamshire,%20England,%20S80%203 Maps of the world, country map search – powered by Multimap<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2001 the parish had a population of 31.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121223183606/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790490 Neighbourhood Statistics]</ref>

Welbeck has a famous stately home, [Welbeck Abbey](/source/Welbeck_Abbey), home of the [Dukes of Portland](/source/Duke_of_Portland),<ref>[http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Jacks1881/welbeckp1.htm Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology | Great Houses of Nottinghamshire: Welbeck (part 1)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and which was founded in the twelfth century as a monastery.<ref>[http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/welbeck/welbeck1.htm Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology | Miscellaneous articles: Country Homes: Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire (1)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The cricketer [Ted Alletson](/source/Ted_Alletson), who held a batting world record for 50 years, is from Welbeck.

[Archduke Franz Ferdinand](/source/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand) accepted an invitation from the [Duke of Portland](/source/Duke_of_Portland) to stay at Welbeck Abbey and arrived with his wife, Sophie, by train at [Worksop](/source/Worksop) on 22 November 1913. This was almost a year before his assassination, which triggered the First World War. The Archduke narrowly avoided being killed in a freak hunting accident during his stay.<ref name = "BBC_2013_11_25">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-25008184 BBC News 25 November 2013: "Could Franz Ferdinand Welbeck gun accident have halted WWI?" Accessed 25 November 2013]</ref>

== Civil parish ==
Welbeck was formerly an [extra-parochial tract](/source/extra-parochial_tract),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7807|title=History of Welbeck, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire|publisher=[A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time)|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref> from 1858 Welbeck was a civil parish in its own right,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10271228|title=Relationships and changes Welbeck ExP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref> on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with [Holbeck](/source/Holbeck%2C_Nottinghamshire), [Norton and Cuckney](/source/Norton_and_Cuckney) to form "Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-03/the_bassetlaw_district_council_reorganisation_of_community_governance_order_2022.pdf|title=The Bassetlaw (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2022|publisher=[Local Government Boundary Commission for England](/source/Local_Government_Boundary_Commission_for_England)|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref>

==Welbeck Colliery==
Sharing the same name, Welbeck Colliery operated from 1912 to 2011 at Welbeck Colliery Village (later renamed as [Meden Vale](/source/Meden_Vale)),<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 1 March 2025</ref> with a maximum of 1,400 miners producing 1.5&nbsp;million tons per year. It was eventually operated by [UK Coal](/source/UK_Coal) after the dissolution of the [National Coal Board](/source/National_Coal_Board).<ref>{{cite web|title=Welbeck Colliery|url=http://www.ukcoal.com/dm-welbeck|publisher=UK coal|accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref> In 2010 UK Coal were fined £1.2&nbsp;million of safety breaches at Welbeck Colliery that resulted in the death of a worker.<ref>{{cite news|title=UK Coal fined over miner deaths at Daw Mill and Welbeck|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16182495|accessdate=22 December 2011|newspaper=BBC News|date=14 December 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Welbeck](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Welbeck)

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire
Category:Former civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Category:Coal mining disasters in England
Category:Bassetlaw District

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