time some houses were beginning to spring up along the main roads of Market Street and Mansfield Road. The schools included; Glebe Junior School, New Street Secondary School, Green Infant School and Brigg Infant School. In the period after the Second World War the council built an estate to give some of the residents of South Normanton the chance to rent very high quality housing. This was known as council housing. The streets in South Normanton that were built were along Lansbury Drive. The secondary school (Frederick Gent School) was built in 1959 also helped cater for the growing population. After the 1980s there had been a huge infilling around South Normanton. The areas of Broadmeadows, Rippon Homes and newer housing areas were built. These were higher cost housing for the private market. Major roads had also been built including the M1 motorway creating easier access to the village and surrounding area for car owners. The East Midlands Designer Outlet (owned by McArthurGlen Group) is located near the edge of the settlement close to the M1. Sport South Normanton has some sporting facilities. The village is home to South Normanton Athletic F.C. and it also has many Sunday and Saturday teams such as Carnfield F.C., a Grassroots Football Charter Standard Club (South Normanton Albion Football Club, catering for Under 7s to under 17s), and a Mini Colts soccer skills group. A few footballers from the village went on to play professionally, such as Lee Holmes (formerly of Derby County), Jordan Smith (Nottingham Forest) and Chris Martin (formerly of Nottingham Forest and Port Vale). South Normanton is also home to the South Normanton School of Boxing catering for all ages from 10 upwards; the South Normanton Cricket Club was formed in 1990; and the South Normanton Cycling Club most commonly known as 'SNCC'. Notable residents Jedediah Strutt (1726–1797) was born here. Percy Toplis (1896 – 1920) was born here. Known as the inspiration for The Monocled Mutineer Prof Thomas Malcolm Charlton (1923–1997) was born here. Footballer Lee Holmes grew up in South Normanton. See also Listed buildings in South Normanton References External links Villages in Derbyshire Civil parishes in Derbyshire Bolsover District