History

The Saxon cross is now an integral part of the design of Stapleford Town Football Club

Stapleford comprised of four manors held by Young Wulfsi, Staplewin, Goodwin and Gladwin.

The Domesday book now mentions the manors in Stapleford to be held by Robert de Heriz under the authority of William Peveril. Stapleford is mentioned as having 6 villagers , 2 slaves, a priest and a church.

Known as The Bubonic Plague it was carried to Britain via trade routes in the fleas on the rats on Trade boats coming from the East. By 1349 it had spread from London and the south across the whole country. It is estimated that between 40 and 60% of the population were affected

1576, Queen Elizabeth granted a lease for 80 years to William Fyssher to a number of lands and estates including “ mines and ‘le vaynes’ of coal called ‘pitcole’, ‘stonecole’ or ‘seacole’ in Stapleforde, Brampecote

There was a shift from working at home to working in factories through inventions. As you will see they are mainly in the spinning and weaving trades, but not only that the invention of the steam engine.

September 2nd at Stapleford Hall. He was Lord of the manor and, MP for Nottingham though best known for his exploits at sea. Joining the Navy in 1771 he rose through the ranks and by 1794, he was a Commodore of a squadron that successfully engaged the French fleet, and capturing many enemy ships. On his return, Warren was cheered through the streets of Nottingham.

Both more efficient and more cost effective than any before, and it industries the ability to produce goods quicker, giving rise to factories and mass production in an early form. Spinners and weavers were spending less time at home working and instead putting in shifts in local factories and mills

Chapman's map of 1774 shows a windmill which seems to be situated on the high ground looking down on Nottingham Road just to the east of the Pinfold Lane junction with Nottingham Road near St. John's School.

This took the innovative moving carriage of the 'Spinning Jenny' and combined it with the rollers of the Waterframe- hence the name 'mule' as it was a cross-breed of a machine

Some stocking knitters were still working at home in Stapleford, often on a top floor workshop of the house, serving the factories and manufacturers. There are good examples of such cottages still in Stapleford for example on Nottingham Road heading from The Roach towards the Sherwin Arms we have the cottages, they were often three storey high houses, with big windows to the top floor to let all the light in to the workshops

The colliery in Stapleford was developed by Aaron Houghton. He obtained, in 1868, from Frederick Piggin a 17 year lease of 17 acres of land between Pasture Road and Moorbridge Lane.

Arthur Mee was born in Stapleford, the second of ten children. Leaving school at 14 to work for a Newspaper company, he was editor by the age of 20. He went on to become a prolific author, journalist and educator. One of his best known works was his Children's Encyclopedia

A type of local government area that is a lower level than urban areas. The title was for areas that were predominantly rural in their make up

With the increase in work came the incease in disposable income with more people wanting to build houses, Stapleford had grown over the last few centuries and it was now being split in to plots and buildings went up, forming part of its shape and frame on which the town of today now stands

A grant from the Carnegie Trust allowed for a Carnegie Free Library to be built in what was then Towle Avenue, Stapleford in 1906. As the site had previously been part of the grounds of Stapleford Hall, owned by the Borlase-Warren family, Towle Avenue was later renamed Warren Avenue.

World War I in which Walter Parker who has born in Stapleford, a volunteer stretcher bearer at Galipoli, in 1917 was awarded the Victoria Cross

When Mr Brown sold his shares in the pencil making company to Frederick Chambers. F Chamber Limited was formed and the factory was built at Broad Oak Drive where it stayed until 1973

Following a county review order Beeston Urban council and Stapleford Rural District were merged to become Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council

With the expansion of lace manufacturing in Nottingham growing through it's popularity, and trade abroad now growing with the reputation of British textiles, wool and hosiery goods, things expanded in Stapleford too. Large factories were built around the town, these later became the likes of Carr Fasteners, Chambers Pencils and Johnson & Barnes.

It was replaced by premises purpose built by Nottinghamshire County Council to meet the needs of modern library users.

January 1st was saw the birth of the internet, as the use and popularity grew, a new landscape in modern communications and retail began

The original library building stood derelict for a number of years until in 1987 it was purchased, together with the adjacent former fire station premises, by the newly reconstituted Town Council. Work was undertaken to refurbish the building and in October 1988 the renovated Carnegie Centre was officially opened by Lord Richard Attenborough, whose grandparents had once owned a bakery at the Roach, Stapleford.

In 1987 Stapleford was parished and the Stapleford Town Council was formed

As the industries declined countrywide with competition along with increased trade from overseas, the need for fewer bigger factories in Stapleford reduced and to the end of the 1900s and early 2000s many of Stapleford's large older buildings were demolished making way for houses and smaller units, such buildings as Stapleford Hall, The Methodist chapel on Church Street, and the Carr Fastener factory as it became known and so too the pencil factory were demolished. This was happening all over the UK, and many important buildings to our history were lost in this time. Not only in Stapleford but across the UK

Situated opposite the library on Church Street

Stapleford Town Council declared a Climate Emergency

The pandemic hits the UK, resulting in loss of life, isolation , a furlough scheme was introduced with people told to stay at home unless keyworkers. Stapleford people pulled together to help each other with delivering meals at a distance of 2metres, and wearing masks.

Bringing further developments to the shape of the growing town

.....we are making it now