Papplewick Pumping Station
Papplewick Pumping Station, situated in open agricultural land approximately 3 miles by road from the Nottinghamshire village of Papplewick, was built by Nottingham Corporation Water Department between 1881 and 1884 to pump water from the Bunter sandstone to provide drinking water to the City of Nottingham, in England.Photo: vic mcclymont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Papplewick pumping station”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary of the Purification and Church of St James.
Church of St Mary of the Purification
Church
Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary of the Purification is a parish church of the Church of England in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, dating from the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary of the Purification is situated 2 miles north of Papplewick Pumping Station.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Richard Vince, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 2½ miles west of Papplewick Pumping Station.
Papplewick Hall
House
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papplewick Hall is a Grade I listed English country house in Papplewick, Nottinghamshire. Papplewick Hall is situated 2 miles west of Papplewick Pumping Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blidworth Bottoms and Ravenshead.
Blidworth Bottoms
Hamlet
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blidworth Bottoms is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England, near to Blidworth and Ravenshead. Population details are included in the civil parish of Blidworth. Blidworth Bottoms is situated 1½ miles north of Papplewick Pumping Station.
Ravenshead
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenshead is a large village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. It borders Papplewick, Newstead Abbey and Blidworth, and is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys area. Ravenshead is situated 2 miles northwest of Papplewick Pumping Station.
Papplewick
Village
Papplewick is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, 7.5 miles north of Nottingham and 6 miles south of Mansfield. It had a population of 756 at the 2011 census, and 651 at the 2021 census. Papplewick is situated 2 miles west of Papplewick Pumping Station.
Papplewick Pumping Station
- Categories: pumping station, independent museum, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Gedling District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06314° or 53° 3′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.13144° or 1° 7′ 53″ westOperator
Papplewick Pumping Station TrustOpen location code
9C5W3V79+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 54277337OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7133101
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