The contiguous settlements of Butler's Hill and Westville often appear as distinct entities on maps, but are generally seen as parts of Hucknall.

The church was built by the Anglo-Saxons and completed after the Norman Conquest, though its medieval chancel, nave, north aisle and tower were much restored and enlarged in the Victorian period.

The first was the Midland Railway (later LMS) line from Nottingham to Mansfield and Worksop, which closed to passengers on 12 October 1964, though partly remained as a freight route serving collieries at Hucknall, Linby and Annesley.

The second was the Great Northern Railway (later LNER) route up the Leen Valley and on to Shirebrook, serving many of the same places as the Midland south of Annesley.

The third was the Great Central Railway (also LNER), the last main line built from the north of England to London, which opened on 15 March 1899.

Hucknall was recorded as Hokeuhale (n.d.) and Hokenale (n.d.), suggesting “nook of land of Hōcanere” (a tribe), from Old English halh (haugh).

The group seeks opportunities to promote the town through radio interviews, newspaper coverage, street exhibitions, events, leaflets and posters.

Railway history in Hucknall and the wider Ashfield District involved branch lines and sidings serving the area's collieries and factories.

The 141 hourly bus to Sutton-in-Ashfield provides a link to surrounding villages such as Linby, Blidworth and Rainworth which is run by Stagecoach.

[12] The National School has a large science block with 10 labs and an astro-turf playing area, both opened in 2004 by Princess Anne.

Independent local retailers include Branson's DIY store and Aquatic centre,[14] Lawrence Severn and Son Ltd, butchers,[citation needed] and SP Electronics computer services.

[15] Lloyds have branch banks in the High Street; NatWest, HSBC and Yorkshire customers now have limited service via the Post Office.

[17][failed verification] When Costa Coffee opened a branch in Hucknall High Street in 2014, its local job advertisement attracted over 1,300 applicants.

[17][failed verification] A new branch of McDonald's opened in November 2019,[18] at a cost of £1,000,000,[19] after the firm had appealed against a planning committee ban on grounds of noise, anti-social behaviour, smells and litter.

During World War II, the aerodrome at Hucknall launched the first flight of a P-51 Mustang fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine.

The Merlin, replacing the earlier Allison V-1710 engine, allowed the Mustang air frame to reach its full potential and achieve spectacular high-altitude performance.

It moved forward, made a circuit of the area, then demonstrated sideways and backwards movements, before making a successful landing.

In December 1940, during World War II, a German prisoner-of-war, Franz von Werra, attempted to escape by posing as a Dutch pilot and flying off in a Hurricane fighter.

Franz von Werra was eventually the only German PoW to succeed in returning to Germany, when he escaped from Canada to the United States, then to Mexico and into South America, over a period from January to April 1941.

Among the bigger firms in Hucknall is Doff Portland, one of the UK's largest independent maker of insecticides, weedkillers, pesticides, fertilisers and garden products, sold through garden centres, DIY retailers and retail multiples, and one of Europe's largest producer of premium slug killer pellets.

The Byron Cinema, an Art Deco building designed by the local architect Alfred J Thraves, opened on 2 November 1936.

It originally boasted a sweeping, curved façade of Thraves' favoured sandstock bricks and Portland stone, with a vertical tower to the right of centre, faced in cream terracotta tiles.

The Hucknall Dispatch newspaper was enthusiastic about the 1,189-seater facility: "The consensus of opinion was that it's a delightful house of rest and amusement, the seating being conducive to the utmost comfort, whilst the projection was without fault for the first time, so perfect has the art become in these days."

The stalls area was turned into a bingo club that featured in the Shane Meadows film "Once Upon A Time In The Midlands", wherein Kathy Burke and Vanessa Feltz came to blows in the foyer.

It finally closed its doors in June 2006 and was bought in October 2018 by an Irish commercial property firm, Melcorpo, for a price believed to be £360,000.

Its Founder President, Derek Day, won the Nottinghamshire FA Community award in 2012 for his contribution to junior football over more than 30 years.

[citation needed] Hucknall junior parkrun started on 27 March 2016 at Titchfield Park, as the first in the ADC area of Nottinghamshire, with 69 runners on the inaugural run.

[citation needed] Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central.