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Cotgrave sits about five miles southeast of Nottingham, positioned at the edge of the Vale of Belvoir. Historically a quiet agricultural village, it was fundamentally reshaped in the 1960s with the opening of the colliery, which brought a modern housing layout and a significant population shift before its eventual closure in the early 1990s. Today, the geography of the town is defined by its transition back to green space; the former pit site has been transformed into Cotgrave Country Park, a 200-acre expanse of woodland, lakes, and wetland that borders the Grantham Canal. The village centre retains a functional, community-focused feel, having undergone recent redevelopment to modernise the shopping precinct and medical facilities. While the town has grown considerably, it remains framed by working farmland, offering a balance between the accessibility of the A46 corridor and the quieter, rural character of the South Nottinghamshire countryside.