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Ruddington
Ruddington () is a large village in the Borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. The village is south of Nottingham and northwest of Loughborough. It had a population of 6,441 at the United Kingdom census, 2001, 2001 Census, increasing to 7,216 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census and 7,674 in 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021. Ruddington is Twinned cities, twinned with Grenay, Pas-de-Calais, Grenay, France. The village residents have previously conducted high-profile campaigns in an attempt to retain the rural identity as a village and prevent it being subsumed into the adjoining suburban village of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Clifton and town of West Bridgford. It maintains this through a variety of local amenities such as several shops, schools, public houses, community centre, village hall and churches within the village centre. Settlements There are two urban areas, and a former village within the Civil parish, parish borders. These areas are considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruddington Hall
Ruddington Hall is a English country house, country house standing in the grounds of a garden in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England. Ruddington Hall has been included in the art work of Nikolaus Pevsner alongside the Elizabethan Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey, ancestral home of Lord Byron. Pevsner described it as having a classical ethic of "calm grandeur, and monumental simplicity". History Ruddington Hall was built in 1860, on the lower slopes of a wooded hill. It was designed as a country retreat for Thomas Cross (industrialist), Thomas Cross, a wealthy industrialist and banker from Bolton. Together with his wife and some nine servants, he lived there for 19 years. Ruddington was a centre for the production of the world-famous Nottingham lace, and in 1880 the hall was purchased by a successful American merchant, Philo L. Mills, Philo Laos Mills. Mills was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1897. He died in 1905, aged seventy-three. The tradition of ownership b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter's Church, Ruddington
St. Peter's Church is a Church of England church in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. History The chapel of St. Mary dating from 1459 became the parish church when St. Peter's Church, Flawford nearby was demolished in 1773. The church was repaired in 1718, and was rebuilt in 1824 at a cost of £1,100 (), except the chancel and steeple, which are the only remaining parts of the ancient fabric. In 1773 its burial ground was consecrated, and enclosed with part of the materials of Flawford church. Except for the tower, the rest of the church was rebuilt by Bell and Roper of Manchester. Work started on 1 June 1887 and the new church costing £12,000 () was consecrated by Rt. Revd. George Ridding, Bishop of Southwell, on 1 November 1888. It is thought that the font comes from the medieval church at Flawford. Organ The 3 manual pipe organ dates from 1908 and is by Brindley & Foster of Sheffield. Organists *Alfred Cook 1900 - 1933 (joint organist and choirmaster) *Albert Cook 1900 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bridgford
West Bridgford () is a town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Rushcliffe, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies south of Nottingham city centre, east of Wilford, north of Ruddington and west of Radcliffe-on-Trent; it is also south-west of Colwick and south-east of Beeston, which are on the opposite bank of the River Trent. The town is part of the Nottingham Urban Area and had a population of 36,487 in the 2021 Census. History West Bridgford was founded between 919 and 924, when defences and houses were built at the south end of Trent Bridge. It was established by Edward the Elder to protect Nottingham and the surrounding area against incursions from Danes in the North of England. A survey during Edward's reign indicates that the population at this time was 192 people, 19 of whom were farmers. Some main roads in central West Bridgford are named after wealthy families that dominated its early history. The roads in the Gamston development have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham Urban Area
The Nottingham Built-up Area (BUA), Nottingham Urban Area, or Greater Nottingham is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics as built-up land with a minimum area of 20 hectares (200,000 m2), while settlements within 200 metres of each other are linked. It consists of the city of Nottingham and the adjoining urban areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. It had a total population of 729,977 at the time of the 2011 census. This was an increase of almost 10% since the 2001 census recorded population of 666,358, due to population increases, reductions and several new sub-divisions. Geography Greater Nottingham is largely within the three districts of Rushcliffe, Broxtowe and Gedling surrounding the city, though the area spills into the Nottinghamshire district of Ashfield, and also to the Amber Valley and Erewash districts of Derbyshire. The Nottingham Urban Area is, by the ONS' figures, the 8th largest in England ( ... [...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] |
Clifton, Nottinghamshire
Clifton is a suburb and historic manor in the city of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 22,936. Clifton has two council wards in the City of Nottingham (Clifton West and Clifton East as of 2018) with a total population taken at the 2011 census (prior wards of Clifton North and Clifton South) of 26,835. The location also encompasses Clifton Grove and Clifton Village, a residential area set alongside the River Trent. The Manor of Clifton was for many centuries the seat of the ''de Clifton'' (later ''Clifton'') family, branches of which were in the 17th century created Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold (1608) and Clifton baronets (1611). It is now the site of a council estate. The village is also notable for many old buildings including Clifton Hall, which is the former seat of the Clifton family, and St. Mary's Church. Clifton is also home to the Nottingham Trent University Clifton Campus. History The manor of Cl ... [...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] |
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884. It is the second largest settlement in the county after Leicester. Loughborough is close to the Nottinghamshire border and is also located near Leicester and Derby. Loughborough is also home to the world's largest bell foundry, John Taylor Bellfounders, which produced Great Paul at St Paul's Cathedral; it has also made bells for the Loughborough Carillon, Carillon War Memorial, a landmark in Queens Park. History Medieval The earliest reference to Loughborough occurs in the Domesday Book of 1086, which calls it ''Lucteburne''. It appears as ''Lucteburga'' in a charter from the reign of Henry II of England, Henry II, and as ''Luchteburc'' in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. The name is of Old English origin and means "Luhhede's ''b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilford
Wilford is a village and former civil parish in the Nottingham district in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The village is to the northeast of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Clifton, southwest of West Bridgford, northwest of Ruddington and southwest of Nottingham city centre. It is at a meander of the River Trent. History Civil parish In 1891 the parish had a population of 2769. In 1894 the parish was abolished and split to form North Wilford and South Wilford. Early settlements Remains of a paved Roman ford, bordered by oak posts, were found in the Trent at Wilford in 1900. The settlement is named as ''Willesforde'' in Domesday Book, owned by William Pevrel of Nottingham Castle, who also owned the lands of nearby Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Clifton. It had a fishery, a priest and 23 Soke (legal), sokemen. The land passed to the Clifton family in the 13th Century. Development Wilford retained its identity as a village until the later 19th century. Surrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A60 Road
The A60 is a road linking Loughborough in Leicestershire, England, with Doncaster in South Yorkshire, via Nottingham. Route It takes the following route: *Loughborough **Cotes, Leicestershire, Cotes **Hoton **Rempstone **Costock **Bunny, Nottinghamshire, Bunny **Bradmore, Nottinghamshire, Bradmore **Ruddington *West Bridgford *Nottingham **Sherwood, Nottingham, Sherwood **Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Arnold **Ravenshead *Mansfield *Market Warsop *Worksop **Carlton in Lindrick *Tickhill *Wadworth *DoncasterReferences External links * Roads in England Roads in Yorkshire Transport in Leicestershire Roads in Nottinghamshire Transport in South Yorkshire {{England-road-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
