History of Ticknall
Ticknall village history, as described by Janet Spavold: Ticknall’s name was derived from its landscape setting and land use. The first syllable ‘tic’
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Historical Society
Ticknall Preservation and Historical Society
Visitors to Ticknall are most welcome to attend the meetings of the Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society held on the last Tuesday of
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Ticknall Limeyards
The Thringstone Fault crosses the parish of Ticknall from east to west, separating the Coal Measures clays to the south from the upthrust
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Ticknall Water Spouts
Visitors to Ticknall often ask about the cast iron water spouts that are seen in various places in the village. They were part
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Water supplies to Ticknall and Calke
Nowadays we take a clean, constant water supply for granted. Yet it is surprising how recently this came to be the case. Twenty
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Potted History
This old photo of the original Dexter’s Cottage was taken from the Limeyards immediately opposite the weighbridge office which is now part of
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The Trail starts from the car park at Ticknall Village Hall [35]. The Village Hall was built in 1992 and is, with its
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Publications
The Ticknall Preservation and Historical Society, a voluntary non-profit-making group, have available a number of publications devoted to the economic and social history
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Ticknall Tramway
The Ticknall Tramway was a primitive form of horse tramway which was born in the Canal Age and survived long into the Railway
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