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Lambley, Nottinghamshire
Lambley is an English Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish near Nottingham, England, hardly touched by urbanisation, as it lies in a Green belt (United Kingdom), green belt. The population recorded in the 2011 census was 1,247, marginally falling to 1,231 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. Its proximity to Nottingham () has tended to raise the price of local properties. Governance and environment Lambley comes under the Lambley Parish Council Borough of Gedling, Gedling Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council for Local government in England, local government purposes. Lambley Dumbles are secluded places noted for their geology and ancient woodland rich in flowers and ferns. They are accessed along three marked village trails. Wicketwood Hill was a wood in medieval times south of Lambley village, then a hamlet on the downhill part of Spring Lane. Newer maps show it as a wider residential area west of Wood Farm. Heritage Toponymy The name Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood (UK Parliament Constituency)
Sherwood may refer to: Places Australia * Sherwood, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane * Sherwood, South Australia, a locality * Shire of Sherwood, a former local government area of Queensland * Electoral district of Sherwood, an electoral district from 1950 to 1992 Canada * Sherwood, Calgary, Alberta, a neighborhood * Sherwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood * Sherwood Park, the seat of Strathcona County, Alberta *Sherwood, Ontario, a community in Huron Shores *Sherwood, Ontario, a community in Maple, Ontario * Sherwood, Nova Scotia, a community * Sherwood, Prince Edward Island, a neighborhood of Charlottetown * Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159, Saskatchewan Jamaica * Sherwood Content, a town United Kingdom * Sherwood Forest, north of the city of Nottingham, England; the place where the legendary Robin Hood is said to have lived * Sherwood, Nottingham, a residential area of Nottingham * Sherwood (UK Parliament constituency) United States Lakes * Lake Sherwood (Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Martin (Nottinghamshire Cricketer)
Eric James Martin (17 August 1925 – 30 September 2015) played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1949 and 1959. He was born at Lambley, Nottinghamshire and died at Woodthorpe, also in Nottinghamshire. Martin was a right-handed opening batsman. He was a regular player in the Nottinghamshire side in 1952, 1954 and 1955, and was awarded his county cap in 1954 when he made 977 runs at an average In colloquial, ordinary language, an average is a single number or value that best represents a set of data. The type of average taken as most typically representative of a list of numbers is the arithmetic mean the sum of the numbers divided by ... of more than 30 runs per innings. References 1925 births 2015 deaths English cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers People from Gedling (district) Cricketers from Nottinghamshire 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament. Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and childcare services in England do so to a high standard for children and students. Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools and some independent schools. It also inspects childcare, adoption and fostering agencies and initial teacher training, and regulates early years childcare facilities and children's social care services. The chief inspector ("HMCI") is appointed by an Order in Council and thus becomes an office holder under the Crown. Sir Martyn Oliver has been HMCI ; the chair of Ofsted has been Christine Ryan: her predecessors include Julius Weinberg and David Hoare. Ofsted publish reports on the quality of education and management at a particular school and organisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Colonel Frank Seely Academy (formerly Colonel Frank Seely School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Calverton in the English county of Nottinghamshire. The school is named after Frank Evelyn Seely (1864–1928), a former High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Councillor for Calverton on Nottinghamshire County Council. History In September 1957 the Colonel Frank Seely School was opened in memory of him. The proposed Calverton County Secondary School was renamed at the end of January 1957. Mr J D Dixon became head teacher in May 1957. It was officially opened on Thursday 22 May 1958 by the wife of Colonel Seely. Construction There was a £58,000 construction to enlarge the school to three form entry in the early 1960s. In December 1972, the local councils agreed to build a sports centre with a swimming pool. A similar sports centre would be built by the county council at the Rushcliffe School. The sports centre was officially opened on Thursday 26 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A612 Road
The A612 road is an A-class road in the United Kingdom running between Nottingham and Averham, on the A617 near Newark. It starts in central Nottingham at a junction with the A60. Initially running east, as Pennyfoot Street, before a right turn sees it head southwards onto Manvers Street, a 4 lane single carriageway which was formerly a B road ( B685). The road then crosses the main railway line out of Nottingham to the east over an early 1990s bridge (which again is 4 lane) before meeting Meadow Lane (here unclassified for approximately 100 metres, but further on the A6011) at a triangular roundabout. After leaving the roundabout the road is two-lane dual carriageway with a speed limit for approximately . A further roundabout with Trent Street by a call centre for Virgin Media sees a change to 2 lane single carriageway, as it is for the remainder of its length, retaining the limit. After a further roundabout at Nottingham Racecourse, the limit changes to the national spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherfield, Nottinghamshire
Netherfield is a town in the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated to the east of Nottingham's city boundary and is approximately between Colwick and Carlton in the NG4 postcode area, and near the River Trent. The appropriate Gedling ward was called 'Netherfield and Colwick' until boundary reorganisation in 2015, when it became 'Netherfield', with 'Colwick' becoming a separate ward.. At the time of the 2011 census, the population of this ward was 7,398. History Anciently, it was the Nether, or Lower Field of Carlton in the Willows within the Parish of Gedling covering some , two roods and 19 perches. The ancient Nether Field was formed by the parochial boundaries and the effects of the eighteenth century enclosure of Gedling. Nottinghamshire’s Historic Environment Record (HER) entry 8927suggests that our Anglo-Saxon forebears established a cremation cemetery in what is now the Netherfield area of Carlton, close to the River Trent and just downs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Arnold () is a market town in the Borough of Gedling in the Ceremonial counties of England, county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It is situated to the north-east of Nottingham's city boundary. Arnold has the largest town centre in the Borough of Gedling and the most important town centre in the northeastern part of the conurbation of Nottingham Urban Area, Greater Nottingham. Gedling Borough Council is headquartered in Arnold. Since 1968 Arnold has had a market, and the town used to have numerous factories associated with the hosiery industry. Nottinghamshire Police have been headquartered in Arnold since 1979. At the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census, Arnold had a population of 37,768. Areas within Arnold include Daybrook, Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire, Woodthorpe, Redhill, Nottinghamshire, Redhill, Warren Hill, Nottinghamshire, Warren Hill, Killisick and Dorket Head. Toponymy Arnold was referred to as "Ernehale" in Domesday Book of 1086. This name mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham Station
Nottingham station, briefly known as Nottingham City and for rather longer as Nottingham Midland, is a railway station and tram stop in the city of Nottingham. It is the principal railway station of Nottingham. It is also a nodal point on the city's Nottingham Express Transit, tram system, with a tram stop that was originally called Station Street but is now known as Nottingham Station. It is the busiest station in Nottinghamshire, the busiest in the East Midlands, and the second busiest in Midlands, the Midlands after Birmingham New Street station, Birmingham New Street. The station was first built by the Midland Railway (MR) in 1848 and rebuilt by the same company in 1904, with much of the current building dating from the later date. It is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway (EMR). Besides EMR trains, it is also served by CrossCountry and Northern (train operating company), Northern trains and by Nottingham Express Transit (NET) trams. The station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark Castle Railway Station
Newark Castle railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England. History It was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all services. Its name comes from the nearby castle. The other station in Newark is Newark North Gate. Facilities The station has a ticket office on platform 1 which is staffed throughout the day, Monday-Saturday. At other times, tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station. The station has a shelter on each platform as well as modern help points for when the station is unstaffed. The station also has a large bicycle storage facility located next to the Nottingham bound platform as well as a large 80 space car park at its entrance. Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Newark Castle. Services East Midlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Railway Station
Lincoln railway station (previously Lincoln Central) serves the city of Lincoln, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide the majority of services from the station, with other services being provided by Northern and London North Eastern Railway. It is the busiest station in Lincolnshire, and the fifth busiest station in the East Midlands. The station is part of the PlusBus scheme, where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving. Lincoln Central bus station, the city's main bus station, is within a couple of minutes' walk from the railway station and is located to the north-east of the station and easily accessed via a pedestrian crossing and pedestrianised plaza. History The station buildings were designed by John Henry Taylor of London in 1848, for the Great Northern Railway company. It is built in a Tudor revival style of yellow brick, with stone dressings and slate roofs, with six ridge and eight s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowdham Railway Station
Lowdham railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the village of Lowdham in Nottinghamshire, England. History It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which was engineered by George Stephenson and opened by the Midland Railway on 3 August 1846. The contractors for the line were Craven and Son of Newark and Nottingham; the buildings were probably designed by Thomas Chambers Hine. The buildings originally comprised a combined station building and station master's house, a weighbridge hut at the entrance to the goods yard, a goods shed, and stables for the horses that drew the drays to deliver goods. A waiting room, a porter's room and a lamp hut were on the opposite platform from the station building, and a signal box across the road on that side, next to the level crossing. The signal box was opened on 14 June 1896. This Midland Railway Type 2b box was the oldest on the line when abolished in 2016. In 1953 the station made national headlines when a trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
