Today we hit the second of the Leverton twins, and this one is famed for oil. It might not be the middle of Texas with oil spurting all over the place like we see in those American films, but what oil reserves are underneath this village are massively important to life as we know it. That's because rather than be used for fuel, like most oils are, the crude oil from this oilfield is used to make plastics.
The nodding donkeys are in fact over the border and into Treswell, but regardless, this is the village that gives its name to the oilfield. It's also the village where you will find The Orchard School, which is an independent school for ages 5 to 16, that regularly attains high GCSE grades - arguably then, one of Retford's finest.
For a small one, this has a lot. There's a village hall which was built to commemorate the WWI heroes (named the Memorial Institute), which holds a record of something called an "Inclosure Award", that details how the land here was all divided up in the 1770s. On the wall there's also a handy map showing all the footpaths and trails across this one as well.
I dare to cross a small bouncy bridge over some water in this episode, I talk a little about the Quakers and the Meeting House they had in this village, and also the 12th century Priory which is now a care home on Retford Road. There's one pub, although there used to be two, The Railway Inn was demolished when the line here closed, and there's a neat little garage that will repair almost anything!
This is the smaller of the Levertons, the beautiful little village of SOUTH LEVERTON.
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My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands.
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Quaker Meeting House:
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