Giltbrook is a village in England situated approximately northwest of
Nottingham
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and within close reach of junction 26 of the
M1 motorway
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. It is part of
Greasley
Greasley is a civil parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today as it was destroyed by the Earl of Rutland. The built up ...
(Giltbrook and Newthorpe) ward, which had a population of 6,076 in 2001, increasing to 6,233 at the 2011 Census.
The name Giltbrook is believed to come from the old English name "Gylden Broc", which means golden stream, or brook. This relates to the brook that runs from the fields to the north of
IKEA
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, and then continues under Nottingham Road at Giltbrook, and under the IKEA entrance, finally flowing into the River Erewash. Notable events include Giltbrook being the end point of the
Pentrich rising where a small force of soldiers: twenty men of the
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons ended the rising. Some streets have been named after the ring leaders, with names such as Brandreth, Turner and Ludlam being used.
The village is home to the Giltbrook Retail Park which has been developed due to the presence and popularity of IKEA,
Decathlon
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and a
Next
Next may refer to:
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* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
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store. In 2008 a whole retail park was built on the land next to IKEA, including
Pets at Home
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