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Nailstone is a former Gopsall Estate village with several buildings of special interest and unique characteristics which are particular to the Gopsall Estate villages. The village also has historical links to the
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the parish had a population of 521, reducing slightly to 514 at the 2011 census. The village has a primary school: Dove Bank Primary School the catchment area for which also includes the neighbouring village of
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when, after his retreat from Derby, Charles Edward Stuart "Bonnie Prince Charlie" visited his friends the Knowles family in Nailstone. A great elm tree was planted in the village to commemorate this event.
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Nailstone has had mining links since 1862 when the first Nailstone Colliery mineshaft was sunk. The colliery was closed in 1991 and the land was purchased to provide a logistics centre and country park
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The village also has a pub: The Bull's Head Since 2020 the pub has been closed 371:"Nailstone Leicestershire through time | Local history overview for the place" 661: 648: 287: 274: 321: 162: 562: 633: 334: 144: 403:"Parish Headcounts: Hinckley and Bosworth (Non-Metropolitan District)" 457: 545:"Interesting tales from our area stretching across the centuries" 599:"New logistics centre in Nailstone could offer 1,000 jobs" 495:"Closed village pub set for revamp and extention [ 700: 227: 211: 199: 187: 171: 161: 151: 137: 119: 101: 83: 75: 21: 458:"Dove Bank Primary School Putting Children First" 353:Nailstone became a conservation village in 2015. 720: 476:"Pubs and Beer, Pubs visited, real ale drunk" 8: 727: 713: 18: 362: 226: 182: 160: 136: 25: 324:and 3 miles (5 km) north-east of 33:A view of All Saints Church, Nailstone 210: 198: 186: 170: 150: 118: 100: 82: 7: 681: 679: 320:, England, situated to the west of 14: 51: 746:Civil parishes in Leicestershire 683: 632: 585:Northern Mining Research Society 581:"NAILSTONE COLLIERY (SK 428085)" 438:. 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Nailstone is located in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
District
Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire county
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CV13
Police
Leicestershire
Fire
Leicestershire
Ambulance
East Midlands
UK Parliament
Bosworth
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°39′40″N 1°23′02″W / 52.661°N 1.384°W / 52.661; -1.384
civil parish
Hinckley and Bosworth
Leicestershire

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