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Keyworth
Keyworth () is a large Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located about southeast of the centre of Nottingham. It sits on a small, broad hilltop about 200 feet above sea level which is set in the wider undulating boulder clay that characterises the area south of Nottingham. The village logo is a local windmill which was demolished in the 1950s. The former site of the windmill was located on Selby Lane. Keyworth is twinned with the French town of Feignies. Demographics A 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census which was conducted indicates that the civil parish had a population of 6,920, reducing to 6,733 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census, with an increase at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census to 6,821. The population estimate is now sitting at 7,390 residents as of 2023, this is cited via Rushcliffe Borough Council. The average age in Keyworth was found to be between 50 - 64 years, with 21.19% of people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Keyworth () is a large village and civil parish of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located about southeast of the centre of Nottingham. It sits on a small, broad hilltop about 200 feet above sea level which is set in the wider undulating boulder clay that characterises the area south of Nottingham. The village logo is a local windmill which was demolished in the 1950s. The former site of the windmill was located on Selby Lane. Keyworth is twinned with the French town of Feignies. Demographics A 2001 census which was conducted indicates that the civil parish had a population of 6,920, reducing to 6,733 at the 2011 census, with an increase at the 2021 census to 6,821. The population estimate is now sitting at 7,390 residents as of 2023, this is cited via Rushcliffe Borough Council. The average age in Keyworth was found to be between 50 - 64 years, with 21.19% of people in this category from the 2021 Census. History and development Keyworth is first mentioned in writing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Mary Magdalene, Keyworth
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene is a Grade-I listed church located in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England. Description The church dates from the fourteenth century. Nikolaus Pevsner noted that the tower of the church is unique in the county.The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner It was restored by George Frederick Bodley between 1871 and 1872. The church is in a joint parish with * Bradmore Mission Room * St Mary's Church, Bunny * All Saints' Church, Stanton on the Wolds Stained glass Early work by Burlison and Grylls. List of incumbents *1270 Ralph Barre *1270 Nicholas de Leyton *1272 Hugh de Stapilford *1288 Hugh de Barri *1303 Henry de Byngham *1312 Ralp Rosell *1362 Richard de Barewe *1379 Micholas Lawe *Nicholas Goodyer *1407 Robert Chubbe *John Leake *1420 William Worsley *1421 William Averham *1423 William FitzHenry de Whatton *1434 William Isabell *John Brounfled *1471 Nicholas Spede *1502 Henry Ridyng *1515 Robert Freman *1531 John Cokys * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Wolds Academy
The South Wolds Academy and Sixth Form (formerly known as South Wolds Community School, and before that, South Wolds Comprehensive) is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, on Church Drive in Keyworth, Nottingham. It teaches students ages 11–18, and is non-denominational. It was opened in 1967, and has a capacity of 1,114 students, with a current enrolment figure of 820 (as of March 2020). The school converted to an academy on 1 June 2012. Curriculum The academy specialises in languages, and offers French and Spanish and formerly offered German and Japanese, with links to a school in Nagano, Japan. Japanese is the only exception to the vast majority of schools in England. As of September 2015, Southwolds no longer offers Japanese, German and Italian due to lack of staff. Uniform A new school uniform was introduced in September 2013. It consists of black blazers, black trousers and a white shirt with a royal blue tie (with silver diagonal striping) for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushcliffe (UK Parliament Constituency)
Rushcliffe is a constituency in Nottinghamshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2024 by James Naish, a Labour MP. From 1970 until 2019, it was represented by Kenneth Clarke who was Father of the House of Commons for his last two years as an MP. He was appointed to the executive in the governments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron – one of five ministers to serve the whole 18 years of the Thatcher and Major governments. His political career is the fifth-longest in the modern era; he remains a notable figure in British politics. History The constituency was formed by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (for first use during the election that year). Between 1950 and 2019, it was considered to have been a safe seat for the Conservative Party, whose members have held it without marginal majorities, except for a four-year period from 1966 when it was held by Labour, coinciding with the first Wilson ministry. Unlike other co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton-on-the-Wolds
Stanton-on-the-Wolds is a small village and a civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated about 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Nottingham, just off the A606 Nottingham to Melton Mowbray road. It is bordered by several other villages, namely, Clipston-on-the-Wolds, Normanton-on-the-Wolds, Keyworth and Widmerpool. 413 residents within the parish were reported at the 2021 census. History Artefacts from Stanton have been recorded as dating to all three periods of the Stone age: Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. The oldest was a worked flint core found in 2006 after ditch maintenance west of the stream below Hill Farm. Stanton has had various names: in 1086 it was known as 'Stanture' and as Estanton in 1235. It was known as Stanton Super Wold in 1240-80. According to local history, in the late 18th-century, the village was hit by a freak hailstorm when large stones caused extensive damage and this accounts for the lack of older buildings. War memorial The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. The borough also includes the towns of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, Bingham and Cotgrave as well as numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Some of the built-up areas in the north-west of the borough, including West Bridgford, form part of the Nottingham Urban Area. The neighbouring districts are Borough of Broxtowe, Broxtowe, Nottingham, Borough of Gedling, Gedling, Newark and Sherwood, Borough of Melton, Melton, Borough of Charnwood, Charnwood, North West Leicestershire and Borough of Erewash, Erewash. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: *Basford Rural District (part) *Bingham Rural District *West Brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feignies
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Feignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Feignies is twinned with the English village of Keyworth. Population Sport The commune has a football team Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC, who play at Complexe Sportif Didier Eloy. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Communes of Nord (French department) {{AvesnesSurHelpe-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plumtree, Nottinghamshire
Plumtree is a village and civil parish in the borough of Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 221, increasing to 246 at the 2011 census, and 259 at the 2021 census. It is situated 5 miles south east of Nottingham, between the villages of Tollerton and Keyworth. Some of the farming land around the village is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall ( Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales). The parish church of St Mary has a Norman tower on Saxon foundations, which were found when the tower was rebuilt in 1906. The nave is of 13th-century date. The north aisle was rebuilt and extended with stone from Nottingham's medieval Trent Bridge in 1873. Edward Hagarty Parry (1855–1931), an association footballer who captained Old Carthusians F.C. when they won the 1881 FA Cup Final against Old Etonians, is buried in the churchyard. Plumtree Mill was a two-storey wooden post mill mounted on an open trestle raised on piers atop a mound. Derelict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town. The county has an area of and a population of 1,154,195. The latter is concentrated in the Nottingham Urban Area, Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For Local government in England, local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Nottingham Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Smoking in the United Kingdom, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, Nottingham had a reported population of 323,632. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (other), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general physical fitness, fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: full contact karate, Muay Thai, Japanese kickboxing, Lethwei, Sanda (sport), Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India. But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from karate mixed with boxing, having some influence, with competitions held since then. American kickboxing originated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
