About Us
Background
Annesley Parish contains the 2 townships of Annesley and Felley, covering 3360 acres. The trustees of the late John Musters Esq. are the principal owners and lords of the Manor, but the Duke of Portland has an estate here of 289 acres.
Felley is a hamlet and extra parochial liberty of 300 acres one and a half miles southwest of Annesley. Here once stood a priory, though nothing now remains of the monastic building.
The Parish is split geographically, with Annesley Woodhouse, on the edge of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, which lies to the Northwest about 3 kilometres away. The effect of the split in the community is to create a concentration East of the A611 that encompasses the Cemetery/Church area and the old part of the village known as the 'Rows'. The remaining part of the Parish effectively lies 3 kilometres away on the edge of Selston Village.
Annesley is a former mining community, the Annesley pit was sunk in 1860 with coal production from 1860 to 2000.
Vision for the future
- A semi rural environment, in a conservation area, which needs to be protected from unwanted and unnecessary developments whilst still ensuring that the Parish is an attractive place is which to live.
- To improve the existing infrastructure and provide residents with improved and better services.
- A modern and caring community with activities for all residents both young and old.
- A safe and crime free environment.
- The development of sporting and recreational facilities.
- Provision of good communications systems to keep residents informed using all appropriate methods ranging from newsletters and notice boards to modern IT Web site solutions.