| Creswell Model Village | |
|---|---|
 The houses that make up the Model Village display a range of decorative roofing styles. | |
  Creswell Model Village Location within Derbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK521739 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKSOP |
| Postcode district | S80 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Creswell Model Village is an arts and crafts style model village in the village of Creswell, Derbyshire, England. The pit village was built in 1895 by the Bolsover Colliery Company to designs by architect Percy B. Houfton for the workers of Creswell Colliery on land leased from the Welbeck Estate. Influenced by garden village principles, it provided the workers with modern facilities; it had a tramway to deliver coal to the houses. Designed around a large oval village green with an access road through the centre, the houses are of varying styles. The Model as it is known, has been refurbished.[1][2]
The village is within the parish of Elmton-with-Creswell in the district of Bolsover in northeast Derbyshire.
- ^ "About the Creswell Model Village". Bolsover Council. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Special historical feature Creswell Model Village". Worksop Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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