Bathley Township
The Hollies ... oldest recorded home in Nottinghamshire
Frank Barnes
The Grange ... start of Newark school charities
Trevor Frecknall
Crown Inn ... ale house, shop, wheelwright's and village hall
Joan Holland
The Green ... pinfold, blacksmith's shop, cowkeeper's house, Adam Faith's wartime shleter
Trevor Frecknall
Religious mystery ... was a Chapel of Ease here?
English Heritage
Villa Farm ... anciently home to prize-winning horses
Trevor Frecknall
...then and now
By Trevor Frecknall
Bathley has historically been described as a township in the parish of North Muskham that covers 1,246 acres of Nottinghamshire in the English East Midlands.
Only a mile to the west of the A1 four miles north of Newark, it is packed with hidden gems. Here are some of them...
The Hollies dates from 1290, making it the oldest recorded home in Nottinghamshire.
Grange Farm, originally built by the monks of Darley Abbey, was home of the man who launched the Lilley Charity (as in Lilley and Stone High School at Newark).
The Crown Inn is the village's only meeting place as well as a prize-winning pub and restaurant.
The Green was the base of blacksmith's and cowkeepers - and provided a Wartime haven for pop singer Adam Faith.
The jury is still out on whether Bathley had a Chapel of Ease in the era when Trent floods would prevent the faithful reaching North Muskham Church.
Villa Farm was built on the proceeds from horses which won major prizes at national shows.