Skegby

The name of Skegby has a similar origin to the name of Skegness – originating from a Dane named Skeggi ("bearded one"). Skegby is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "a berewick of the King's manor at Mansfield". Skegby manor house (which is now in ruins) is located on Mansfield Road. In 1223 Godfrey Spigurnal became Lord of the Manor of Skegby. His descendants held the estate until 1334 when Elizabeth Spigurnal, who married Thomas Gobion, disposed of it to Richard Pensax. His descendant passed it to Percival Lindley in 1450 which was the beginning of the three hundred-year tenure of the Lindley family as Lords of the Manor. The estate passed to John Dodsley in 1820 and the Dodsley family remained in Skegby until the 1930s. The last Manorial Court was held in Skegby Hall on 25 April 1924. The current Lord of the Manor is Dominic Vernon Dodsley Williams, who currently resides in Carmarthenshire.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024|reason=Reliable source required}}

Francis White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," of 1853 tells us that Skegby had "an extensive coal mine, and several limestone quarries and kilns" and that in the 1800s "stocking-making was a common occupation." According to White, Skegby celebrated its Village Feast on the Sunday after 10 July.F. White "Directory of Nottinghamshire" (Sheffield, 1853)

The Anglican church was built in the Norman period, prior to 1571 and was formerly a chapelry to Mansfield. The church was restored and enlarged in 1870. In 1844 a Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built, with a "Free Church" being built in 1863. In 1865 a National School for both boys and girls was built in Skegby village and a Baptist chapel was built in 1877.

Skegby was an ancient parish. It covered about 1,433 acres and included the then hamlet of Stanton Hill.{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Skegby|title=Skegby|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=26 December 2020}} In 1931 the parish had a population of 6,519.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10270080/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Skegby Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 November 2021}} It was in Skegby Rural District. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Sutton in Ashfield and became part of Sutton in Ashfield Urban District.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10270080|title=Relationships and changes Skegby Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 December 2020}} Sutton in Ashfield Urban District was in turn abolished in 1974 to become part of the new district of Ashfield.{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=31 May 2023}}

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Several old buildings and features can be found in Skegby, including the Pinfold on Mansfield Road, which dates from the 18th century, the Troughs on Old Road, which are thought to be over 200 years old, the 17th century Quaker House on Mansfield Road, the 16th century Kruck Cottage and Skegby Hall, which was built in 1720 on the site of a much earlier dwelling.

The Skegby Heritage Trail, (not to be confused with the Skegby Trail), which takes in places of historical interest around the village of Skegby, including Skegby Hall Gardens{{Cite web |title=MNT26724 - Grounds at Skegby Hall - Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record |url=https://her.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNT26724/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=her.nottinghamshire.gov.uk}} (currently under restoration), and the Manor House, was launched in October 2009 by the Skegby Appreciation Society. The heritage trail included nine sites in Skegby, such as the 13th Century Skegby Manor House, 16th Century Kruck Cottage and the 17th Century Quaker House.{{Cite web |title=Heritage Trail |url=http://www.skegbyappreciationsociety.co.uk/Heritage%20Trail.htm |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.skegbyappreciationsociety.co.uk}}

The Quaker House is linked to Elizabeth Hooton, one of the founders of the Quakers movement in the United Kingdom. Elizabeth is said to be the first woman Quaker. Manners, Emily. Elizabeth Hooton, First Quaker Woman Preacher. (London: Headley Brothers, 1914) "Elizabeth Hooton – Notable Women Ancestors". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 8th February 2023 It is here that Elizabeth met George Fox founder of the Quakers. Percy Livingstone Parker, George Fox’s Journal 1903 retrieved on the 6th February 2023

The Skegby Trail is a former railway track used by cyclists as an off-road track and as a nature trail by walkers which can be accessed from Buttery Lane in Skegby and ends at Chesterfield Road in Pleasley. From this trail the Teversal Trails, which form part of the Pleasley Trails Network may be accessed via the Link Trail between Skegby and Teversal.

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Skegby Hall was built for the Lindley family in 1720. It was Grade II listed in 1988.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1275915|desc=Skegby Hall|access-date=28 April 2024}} After private residential ownership, it was used from the late 1940s as an approved school for boys, later becoming a care home with education.[http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/CHE/ Community Homes with Education (CHEs)] childrenshomes.org Retrieved 8 May 2022[http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/SkegbyHallAS/ Skegby Hall, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire] childrenshomes.org Retrieved 8 May 2022 It was converted into residential flatlets in 1992. It gained notoriety in the 2000s after multiple allegations of child abuse, with police investigations Daybreak, launched in 2010, followed by Xeres in 2014."Protest over care home abuse claims". Chad, 5 November 2014, p.8 Accessed 8 June 2022[https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/pensioner-describes-skegby-hall-abuse-ordeal-2265357 Pensioner describes Skegby Hall abuse ordeal] Hucknall Despatch, 30 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2022[https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/22-childrens-homes-being-investigated-1449909 These are the 22 children's homes being investigated by Nottinghamshire Police over abuse allegations] Nottinghamshire Live, 5 September, 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2022[https://www.chad.co.uk/news/crime/accused-man-87-in-historic-sex-abuse-trial-at-skegby-hall-faced-allegations-at-the-time-3401251 Accused man (87) in historic sex abuse trial at Skegby Hall faced allegations at the time] Chad, 29 September 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022

Skegby has a number of small shops, off-licences, take away food outlets, hair salons and a petrol station. Other amenities which can be found in Skegby include a small library which is shared with the nearby village of Stanton Hill and the Woodside Medical Surgery and Pharmacy.

There are three public houses in Skegby: the Forest Tavern and the Rifle Volunteer, both on Forest Road and the Fox & Crown on Dalestorth Road. The Maypole on Dawgates Lane closed in June 2023 and the new owners plan to convert it into a residential dwelling.{{Cite web |last=Hartley |first=Joshua |date=2024-04-03 |title=Pub will not reopen as new plans submitted to turn it into something different |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/skegby-pub-not-reopen-new-9201301 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Nottinghamshire Live |language=en}} The Triple S Snooker and Social Club is on Mansfield Road.

Skegby has three primary schools: Healdswood Infant and Nursery School on Barker Avenue, Skegby Junior Academy on Ash Grove and St. Andrew's C of E Primary School on Mansfield Road. St. Andrew's C of E Primary School was originally a National School built in 1865 on land donated by Lady Carnarvon and that year had 95 pupils under the tutelage of one schoolmaster.{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/nottinghamshirev0000unse |title=The Nottinghamshire Village Book |date=1989 |publisher=Countryside Books and the Nottinghamshire Federation of Women's Institutes |isbn=978-1-85306-057-1 |page=143 |language=en}}

St Andrew's Church is the Church of England parish church. Skegby Methodist Church is on Mansfield Road.

• Listed buildings in Skegby

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• White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853
• The story of Skegby and Stanton Hill, by W Clay-Dove, 1984

• [http://www.skegbyappreciationsociety.co.uk Skegby Appreciation Society]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111003105322/http://www.lindleyancestry.co.uk/lindley_of_skegby_nottinghamshir.htm Lindley of Skelby, Nottinghamshire (archived)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426153924/http://www3.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/enjoying/countryside/nature-reserves/teversal-trails/ Pleasley and Teversal trails at Nottinghamshire County Council (archived)]

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