History of Bilsthorpe Moor
Bilsthorpe Moor lies on the outskirts of Bilsthorpe village in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire. Bilsthorpe itself is recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Bildestorp', a name of Old Norse origin meaning 'Bildr's outlying farm'. The village remained a small agricultural settlement until 1925, when Bilsthorpe Colliery was sunk, bringing rapid growth and a new mining community. The colliery closed in 1997, and since then the village has undergone regeneration. Bilsthorpe Moor, to the east of the village, is an area of open heathland and scrub that forms part of the ancient Sherwood Forest landscape, providing important habitat for wildlife.