Cuckney is a small village in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop. In 1853 there were two large watermills on the river Poulter in Cuckney, one for cotton, another for corn. An earlier cotton mill had burnt down in 1792. The upstream mill is now a primary school. St. Mary's church is situated on the edge of Cuckney Village, dating from the 13th century and being extended in the 15th century. According to the 11th Century Domesday records there was a church at Cuchenia, nothing remains of this early building.

Cuckney Hill lies between the village of Cuckney and the town Market Warsop. Referred as 'Cuckney Mountain' by a number of locals, as it is in fact quite small and does not stand out in the local Meden Valley region because of Welbeck Colliery's pit tip which is adjacent to Cuckney Hill. Cuckney Hill is located on the A60 road and is surrounded by trees, farmland and the pit tip. From the top of the hill you can see the whole of Market Warsop.

Cuckney Castle is an earthwork motte and bailey fortress, founded by Thomas de Cuckney, built between 1135 and 1154. There are now the low remains of a motte, partly enclosed by a wide ditch and to the west the faint remnants of a bailey. St. Marys church now stands in what was the bailey and the churchyard has destroyed any internal features. It is thought, by some, that the castle was never completed.