Newstead, Nottinghamshire
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| Newstead shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 1,312 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK5252 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG15 |
| Dialling code | 01623 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Newstead is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated between the city of Nottingham and the town of Mansfield in the Borough of Gedling. It is a former coal mining village, and was previously called Newstead Colliery Village. Lord Byron, the poet, lived at nearby Newstead Abbey. The parish is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys. It has a population of 1,194, increasing to 1,312 at the 2011 census.
Newstead Primary School is a state run primary school for children aged 5 to 11.
Newstead railway station is on the Robin Hood Line, which runs from Nottingham to Worksop.
The colliery village was built at Newstead in the late-19th century for miners at Newstead and Annesley Collieries. Newstead Colliery operated between 1874 and 1987.
The former mining location has now been redeveloped into a nature reserve and business park. Hazelford Way Industrial Estate is home to several large companies including Bunches Florapost; Badgemaster; and Leivers and Millership.
Terraced houses in Newstead
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