Editing Worksop (section)

===Modern history===
[[File:Worksop - houses on north side of Potter Street - geograph.org.uk - 3287287.jpg|thumb|Potter Street]]

By 1743, 358 families were in Worksop, with a population around 1,500. This had risen by 1801 to 3,391, and by the end of the 19th century had reached 16,455.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Worksop benefitted from the building of the [[Chesterfield Canal]], which passed through the town in 1777, and the subsequent construction of the [[Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]] in 1849. This led to growth that was further boosted by the discovery of [[coal]] seams beneath the town.

Worksop and area surrounding are known as the "Gateway to the Dukeries" due to the former ducal seats of Clumber House, [[Thoresby Hall]], [[Welbeck Abbey]], and [[Worksop Manor]] either owned by the Dukes of Newcastle, Portland and Kingston.<ref>Bassetlaw District Council, History of Worksop, 2019 retrieved on 1 April 2023</ref>