Treswell, Nottinghamshire
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| Treswell | |
  Treswell shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| Population | 231 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RETFORD |
| Postcode district | DN22 |
| Dialling code | 01777 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Treswell is a village in north Nottinghamshire in England. The village is under the administration of Bassetlaw Council and Treswell parish council. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 231 [1] The parish church of St John the Baptist is 13th century, built in the Perpendicular style [2].
The village has a population of 260 living in 83 dwellings. Treswell has one post box, an old fashioned red telephone booth, a bus stop, a petrol and service garage and an active village hall. The village also has a 19th century Methodist church but this recently closed and is being converted into a house.
Rampton Secure Hospital is nearby.
Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as Tireswelle and probably came from Anglo-Saxon Tīres wella = "well or spring belonging to [a man named] Tīr".
[edit] References
- ^ "Area: Treswell CP (Parish)"
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 357.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
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