TUXFORD: Bassetlaw Parish #37 of 66

Time to go to the second of the two civil parishes with town status in the district of Bassetlaw, and this one's probably got just as much of not more to comment on than Harworth and Bircotes, yet is much smaller and has a completely different history. From the Old Town lock up, one of only two remaining in Nottinghamshire, to the Windmill which dominates the skyline this one has things to look at no matter where you are in the town. Sitting on the Great North Road (although these days the old Great North Road is now the B1164 with most traffic opting to go by the A1), there are many old coaching inns here. The A1 road cut the town in half when it was built with pieces of the stretch between Retford and Newark coming from as far afield as Norwich! Then there's the Read Grammar School which has a very interesting history in itself, founded by Charles Read in 1669, the man who don't want to be a wealthy shipper in Hull, it served as the town grammar school until 1915. It's also been a library and council offices and now it's empty. Speaking of school there is more than just that to look at. There are two other schools, one a current Primary School the other one the one it replaced known as the Girls National School. If you want a little bit more of a modern history of this place all you have to do is drive up Ollerton Road where you will find the BT Tower right next to Westfield Farm Solar Farm but it's events of the past that have shaped this town. Thanks to friendly Nottinghamshire locals I was able to have a look around inside two of this town's museums. Enjoy the trip around one of the most amazing towns in the East Midlands - TUXFORD. **** My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands. Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the district of Bassetlaw. There are 66. Here's the THIRTY-SEVENTH one - Tuxford. #Tuxford, #Windmill, #BTTower, #LockUp, #Newcastle, #WalksofLife, #MuseumoftheHorse, #SallyMitchell, #ECML, #Nottinghamshire, #GreatNorthRoad, #ReadGrammerSchool, #Bassetlaw, #Parish, #Newark Tuxford Fire Station: https://www.notts-fire.gov.uk/OurStat... Demographics: http://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/ea... Museum of the Horse: https://www.sallymitchell.com/museum Zoopla: https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices... Solar Farm: https://www.farminguk.com/news/5mw-so... Westwood Farm: https://westwoodfarmtuxford.co.uk/about Tuxford Mine of information: http://www.tuxfordonline.co.uk/ Olympic Torch: https://www.itv.com/news/central/upda... The Rebel Stone: https://nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam.w... Methodist Church: https://www.flickr.com/photos/6344739... Tuxford Windmill: http://letsgowiththechildren.co.uk/pl... Walks of Life Museum: https://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/ne... I have me a Facebook page too!   / the-village-idiot-226069228730989   Come and join The Village People! (Subscribers only!)   / 1037756120085304   Please consider buying me a coffee to support the channel! The more I get the faster I'll get to your parish! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thevilla...