Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire

Village in Nottinghamshire, England

Village and civil parish in England

Bassetlaw

Nottinghamshire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWORKSOPPostcode districtS80Dialling code01909PoliceNottinghamshireFire Nottinghamshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament

Bassetlaw

WebsiteRhodesia parish council

List of places: UK; England; Nottinghamshire

53°18′50″N 1°09′18″W / 53.314°N 1.155°W / 53.314; -1.155

Rhodesia is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The village lies just west of the town of Worksop, and approximately 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Sheffield. At the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish was 982,^[1] and this increased to 1,173 at the 2021 census.^[2]

The village was built in 1920, near the small established settlement of Haggonfields, to provide housing for coal miners working at the nearby Shireoaks and Steetley pits. It was named after G. Preston Rhodes, then chairman of Shireoaks Colliery.^[3] Tylden Road, the main road through the village, was named after the pit's first manager. There are no longer any active mines in the area.

Rhodesia consists of just over 300 houses, a pub at Woodend, one shop, a school and a village hall. Part of the village is bordered by the Chesterfield Canal and it is also adjacent to the A57. Rhodesia is located between Shireoaks and Retford railway stations, the Robin Hood Line passes through the village.

References

^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Rhodesia parish (E04007832)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Error". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.