Jacksdale & Underwood

Jacksdale and Underwood are neighbouring villages in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire with a clear industrial past. Both grew around coal mining and that history is still visible in the landscape: pit-head mounds, terraces of former miners' cottages and reworked spoil areas sit alongside modern housing. The villages offer everyday amenities — a primary school, a village hall, local shops and sports pitches — and community groups use these spaces for clubs and events that mark the calendar.

The local road network and short lanes give the area a compact feel, and a number of former industrial routes have been adapted as walking links through pockets of woodland and meadow. A handful of community-run facilities, including a miners’ welfare building and recreational grounds, remain focal points for local activity. Practical connections to the wider district are straightforward without dominating village life, and the combination of visible mining heritage and active local groups shapes how residents use and care for the area.