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OUR NAME
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield . It gained the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227. The town lies in the Maun Valley
The River Maun is a river in Nottinghamshire, England. Its source lies in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and from there it flows north east through Mansfield , Edwinstowe and Ollerton, these being the heart of the Sherwood Forest area. It becomes known as Whitewater near the village of Walesby and connects to the River Meden temporarily where the Robin Hood Way crosses them. They diverge, and near Markham Moor it merges again with the River Meden this time becoming the River Idle. Its main tributaries are Rainworth Water, Vicar Water and Cauldwell Water.
OUR HISTORY
Plumbing is an essential part of our everyday lives, and uses a system of pipes, tanks and fittings to deliver clean sanitary water for washing, cooking and drinking. We wouldn’t be able to live as comfortably as we do without modern plumbing systems, but plumbing has actually been around for thousands of years. From the ancient plumbing systems of Rome to the first flushing lavatory, plumbing has come a long way since its first inception. To learn more about how we came to the systems we use today, see our brief guide to the history of plumbing below.
Some of the very first plumbing originated in ancient cities around 2700 B.C, using earthen pipes to transport water to public baths and for wastewater removal.
The Ancient Egyptians were the first civilization to use copper pipes, as well as digging wells as deep as 300 feet. Plumbing became even more advanced during Ancient Greek times, where they enjoyed hot and cold running water and showers for athletes, but it was the Romans who first used truly advanced plumbing systems.
They built a sophisticated system to channel water from the mountains through underground pipes made of lead. The famous Roman Baths also had hot running water heated by wood, steam rooms and sewer pipes to carry wastewater.
