were divided among Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, St Ann's Food Bank and Epperstone Church. Conservation Epperstone was designated a conservation area in 1972. A Conservation Area Appraisal was completed in February 2006. Apart from the Grade I listed church, the village has 16 Grade II listed buildings. Most are now residential, but they include barns and three dovecotes. The report notes Epperstone's "very distinctive character... a combination of topography, buildings, trees and walls.... The constantly changing views make it an attractive space to move through." It also notes, "The approach to the village from the west is along a tunnel formed by overhanging trees, including ash, holly, maple, horse chestnut and yew. This creates a strong sense of arrival as you enter the village." The report criticises additions made to the former police training centre in Main Street. Transport Trentbarton operate the Calverton Connection route to Epperstone, providing a single service in the morning and evening on Monday to Saturday as an extension to the normal route from Nottingham to Calverton. Epperstone bypass was completed in 1932. It came as an improvement to the A6097 (previously B688) road between the A46 near Saxondale and the A614 at Farnsfield, crossing the River Trent at Gunthorpe. This began to be developed in the 1920s as a north-east/south-west route to avoid Nottingham. Epperstone is also linked by minor roads to Calverton, Woodborough, Lowdham Grange and Gonalston. References External source Epperstone Village Website James Gunn: A History of Epperstone (Epperstone, 2003) includes detailed references and a bibliography of local history. Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood