Gedling

Gedling is a village and former civil parish which gives its name to the larger Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Nottingham city centre. The parish was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the urban district of Carlton, which in turn was abolished in 1974 on the creation of borough of Gedling. The population of the Gedling ward at the 2011 census was 6,817[1] and 111,787 for the district.[2] Gedling was recorded in the Domesday Book and is still a distinct settlement, although residential, commercial and industrial growth in the wider borough of Gedling and the neighbouring city of Nottingham, boroughs of Broxtowe and Rushcliffe and district of Ashfield (as well as the Derbyshire boroughs of Amber Valley and Erewash, which have become increasingly urban around Nottingham) means it can be difficult to distinguish the village of Gedling from the nearby town of Carlton, with which it has become contiguous.

This article is about the village. For the district, see Borough of Gedling. For the constituency, see Gedling (UK Parliament constituency).

Gedling
Parish Church of All Hallows
from A6211 Arnold Lane
Gedling is located in Nottinghamshire
Gedling
Gedling
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population6,817 (Ward. 2016)
OS grid referenceSK 61703 42390
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNottingham
Postcode districtNG4
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

History

Gedling was first settled around Saxon times, when the Saxon chief Gedl (hence the name Gedling, coming from the chief "Gedl" and "Ing" being Saxon for People, Gedl-Ing meaning "Gedl's People") sailed up the River Trent, and then up the Little Ouse dyke, until he could get no further upstream. He landed at the spot which is thought to be the present-day site of All Saints' Church. Gedling has had several versions of its name including Ghellinge, Gedlinga, Geddlings, and Gettang.

Despite being a fairly small place, Gedling gives its name to the local borough council which has its offices in nearby Arnold, and also to the local parliamentary constituency, which covers the suburbs to the east of Nottingham, including Arnold and Carlton. Village pubs are the Gedling Inn (once the Chesterfield Arms) and The Willowbrook on Main Road.

Church

In the older part of Gedling is All Hallows' Anglican Church. It dates from the 11th century, with the oldest part of the church (the entrance) dating back to 1089 – although there have been four other churches on this site, the oldest dating back to the year 678AD.

Civil parish

In 1931 the parish had a population of 2822.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Carlton.[4]

Colliery
The 'Pit of Nations' mosaic at Gedling Country Park

Gedling Colliery, which was the life-blood of Gedling and many of the surrounding villages, opened in 1899 and was closed in 1991. One hundred and twenty-eight men died at the colliery,[5] which produced over a million tonnes of coal per year in the 1960s.[6] It developed a reputation as the "pit of all nations" because of the diversity of foreign miners who worked there:[6] in the 1960s, 10 per cent of the colliery's workforce of 1,400 were originally from the Caribbean.[7]

The site was opened as Gedling Country Park on 28 March 2015.

Country park

Opened in March 2015 on the site of the former Gedling Colliery, the site has views of Gedling, and from its highest point there are views across Nottinghamshire and into neighbouring Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. On a clear day it is possible to see as far as Belvoir Castle and Lincoln Cathedral.[8] There are a number of paths that weave their way through the woodlands and grasslands that make up the flora and fauna within the country park.

Railway station

There are plans to either reopen the railway line from Nottingham railway station and to reopen Gedling railway station which was closed on 4 April 1960, or to open the old line as a part of the Mineral Line cycleway. The original station building is now owned by a youth group.[9] The line itself officially closed in 1995 when the line to the colliery eventually was classed as redundant.

Education

The local school is the Carlton le Willows Academy, Wood Lane, Gedling for 11-to-18 year olds. The Gedling School closed to pupils in 2016 after becoming an Academy.[10]

Shopping

There is a Sainsbury's Local convenience store on Arnold Lane[11] and a Co-operative supermarket on Gedling Road.

Media

Gedling borough has its own dedicated hyperlocal news website called Gedling Eye, which has been publishing local news on a daily basis since 2015.

Nature Reserves

There are two nature reserves in Gedling, Gedling House Woods and Gedling House Meadows. These are contiguous spaces owned [12] by Gedling Borough Council and managed by the Friends of Gedling House Woods.[13] The woodland part of the site was designated a local nature reserve in 1992, with the meadow added in 2007.[14]

Bus services
Nottingham City Transport
  • 24: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane.
  • 25: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Daybrook, Arnold.
  • 25B: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Mapperley.
  • 26: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Gedling, Carlton-le-Willows, Burton Joyce, Lowdham.
  • N26: Nottingham, Colwick, Netherfield, Gedling, Burton Joyce, Lowdham, Southwell.
  • N27: Nottingham, Sneinton, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Gedling, Mapperley, Woodborough Road.
  • 44: Nottingham, Sneinton Hermitage, Colwick, Netherfield, Gedling.
  • 44A: Nottingham, Sneinton Hermitage, Colwick Industrial Estate, Netherfield, Gedling.
  • 45: Nottingham, Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Westdale Lane, Gedling.
Nottingham Community Transport (CT4N)
  • L74: Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, Cavendish Road, Westdale Lane, Adbolton Avenue, Jessops Lane, Carlton Square, Netherfield, Victoria Retail Park.
  • L75: Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, Emerys Road, Stoke Bardolph, Burton Joyce, Foxhill Road.

References
  1. "Gedling Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. "Gedling". Britannica. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Population statistics Gedling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. "Relationships and changes Gedling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. Nottingham Post. "Bygones: Tragedies at Gedling Colliery". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. "Gedling Colliery – 20 years since closure". DEN project. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. Perraudin, Frances (24 October 2016). "How Britain's black miners are reclaiming their place in history". theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. Barlow, Jamie (16 November 2019). "Platforms will be installed boasting expansive views of Gedling Country Park". nottinghampost. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. Barlow, Jamie (28 November 2017). "Station which gave author inspiration for Lord of the Rings could be restored". Nottingham Post. Local World.
  10. "Former Sherwood Academy will be demolished and sold to developers". 18 March 2019.
  11. "Store overview". Sainsbury's website. Sainsbury's. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  12. Council, Gedling Borough. "Nature conservation and geological sites - Gedling Borough Council". www.gedling.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  13. "Gedling House Woods". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. "History of the Woods and Meadows – Gedling House Woods". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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