Clipstone
Henry VIII bestowed the Manor of Clipston and other rewards on Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, on his creation as Duke of Norfolk, for his gallant conduct as commander of the English army at the battle of Flodden Field, where the Scots were defeated and their king and many others of their nobility left dead upon the field.
A village to the South-West of Ollerton, nearby are the fragmentary remains of a former royal hunting lodge known as King John's Palace. Standing in an isolated spot not far from here is the Duke's Archway built by the 4th Duke of Portland in 1844 and modelled on the magnificent gatehouse of Worksop Priory. The niches in the arch are secular - romantic rather than religious, for they contain stone figures of Robin Hood and his associates and King Richard
Vicar Water Country Park, created on the site of a former spoil tips from Clipstone Colliery, is situated to the south of Clipstone.
There is a Visitor Centre and a cafe. Vicar Pond is fishing lake that was created by the 5th Duke of Portland in the 1870’s
The Dukeries and Sherwood Forest
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