Wallingwells

Wallingwells
Population	22
OS grid reference	SK572841
District	Bassetlaw
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORKSOP
Postcode district	S81
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark

Wallingwells is a small civil parish and hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population at the 2001 census of 22. It lies about five miles north of Worksop.

The parish is one of the few in England still to have an exclave - in this case a small section of land separated from the parish by the Carlton in Lindrick parish.

Wallingwells Hall

Wallingwells Hall. Now four private houses.

Wallingwells Hall is a grade II listed 17th century country house built on the site of Wallingwells Priory. It was for several hundred years the seat of the House of White of Tuxford and Wallingwells.

It is constructed of coursed rubble, ashlar, brick and render with slate hipped roofs to an irregular floor plan, and is now divided into four private houses.

History

Wallingwells was purchased by Major Samuel Taylor in 1698. It passed to his son Richard Taylor, who was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1689 and MP for East Retford from 1690 to 1698. Richard died in 1699 leaving a sole surviving daughter, Bridget, who had married Thomas White, a well-to-do landowner from Tuxford. The couple decided to make Wallingwells the family seat, keeping Tuxford as the second/dower estate. Thomas White was MP for East Retford for much of the time between 1701 and 1732. He died in 1732 leaving his estates to his eldest son John White, who was also MP for East Retford. John died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the barrister Taylor White. Taylor had married Sarah Woolaston and their son Thomas Woollaston White was created a baronet.

Thomas White, was created baronet by King George III on 20 December 1802 for twice raising, clothing, housing and arming a regiment of militia during the height of the Napoleonic Wars. The regiment was first raised in 1794, known as the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Cavalry and is still in existence as 'S' Squadron Royal Yeomanry. Sir Thomas White, 2nd Baronet was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1833–34.

Wallingwells was finally sold by the 4th Baronet in 1919 and divided into separate dwellings in 1926.

Wallingwells Hall is now split up into four private homes. The adjoining estate offices and servants' wing to the north was converted into 3 cottages. The stables of Wallingwells were developed into a home in the early 2000s after being derelict since World War I. There is also a private red brick house in the corner of Wallingwells which was built in the 20th century.

Also there is said to be a "Curse of Wallingwells Hall". Wallingwells was built on a nunnery which dated back to the 13th century. Some of the nunnery walls remain today. Wallingwells Hall is a beautiful mansion dating back to the 16th century. Although now divided into four with 3 adjoining cottages, it remains a beautiful house, not having changed appreciably. It has 3 floors, but looks higher than any three-storey house. It has large sash windows, a flat roof at the back, and pitched roofing at the front. The hall has exquisite gardens, orchards and woods, and nearby is a private lake. The hall itself was built in the 16th century. In total the hall has over 20 chimneys, over 50 windows including a glass dome, more than 20 bedrooms, and 7.75 acres of land, now mainly fields and gardens.