Gedling village history book

Local studies and family history nottingham city council. Nottinghamshire history a history of the parish of gedling. There are a few histories floating around brownsville these days. Nov 07, 2008 in september 1914 jrr tolkien, his life in crisis, visited his aunt janes farm in gedling, nottinghamshire. The inspiration for the lord of the rings trilogy was penned in gedling. Our save gedling station talk at carlton library 1 february was a resounding. This section is a placeholder for information about the gedling surname. Gedling is a small village with 402 inhabitants, situated 4 miles eastnortheast of nottingham, in a picturesque valley which opens into the vale of the trent. A local history group is set to add over 100 new pictures to their popular online. Gedling was once a distinct settlement, having been recorded in the domesday book, although nowadaysdue to the growth of nottinghamit is difficult to separate it from the neighbouring town of carlton.

Gedling is a village in nottinghamshire, england, that is now a suburb of greater nottingham. The library has a local history collection that you may find very useful. In september 1914 jrr tolkien, his life in crisis, visited his aunt janes farm in gedling, nottinghamshire. One of these accounts was written by carol walhovd a resident for over 64 years. Gedling is a village in the gedling district, in nottinghamshire, four miles northeast of nottingham city centre. At the bottom there are medallions depicting scenes in gedling at the end of the. Dec 14, 2019 a newly released video has revealed what the. The village is inferior, in size, to that of carleton. The gedling enclosure act came in 1772 and must have altered the whole character of the village. Village venue was strangely selected chosen over nottinghams albert hall for.

The township lies on an affluent of the river trent, adjacent to the nottingham and lincoln railway, near. During the following five years, over two thousand arnold men enlisted into the armed forces to fight for king and coun. Nottinghamshire history a history of the parish of. Gedling is a constituency created in 1983 represented in the house of commons of the uk parliament since 2019 by tom randall of the conservative party. Planning and building control gedling borough council. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the village. Village pubs are the gedling inn once the chesterfield arms and the willowbrook on main road. For an overview of future meetings click view public calendar and select local history from the dropdown list. Burton joyce village hall was unusual choice of venue for. Gedling parish comprises the three townships of gedling, carlton and stoke bardolph, with a population of 2,922 souls and 4,490 acres of land. Oldrid scott, all saints church, gedling, transactions of the thoroton society, volume 33, 1929, page 11 edward white, village government and taxation in later stuart nottinghamshire. See all books memories of gedling read and share your memories of gedling itself or of a particular photo of gedling. The gedling village photo gallery has moved please visit our new site for a large selection of images past and present of our village.

Its a great book about cowlick area ive got a copy myself. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. In tolkiens own words the poem he wrote there on the 24 september was the start of. The important thing to remember in doing this research is to keep track of all relevant references that you find e. Gedling is described in the directories of the nineteenth century as a very pleasantly situated village beside the river trent, and watered by its own stream the ousedyke. During the industrial revolution, in the 18th and 19th. Gedling is a substantial part of greater nottingham covering the most populated parts of the borough of the same name, it has mainly affluent, middleincome north eastern suburbs of nottingham that include arnold, burton joyce, carlton, colwick and gedling village, woodthorpe and mapperley plains. The history and heritage of gedling borough compiled and edited by stephen walker gedling borough brought alive isbn 9781527237742 abstract. Local studies library is a special collection of materials describing the changing scenery and communities of nottingham and nottinghamshire. The population at the 2011 census of the ward was 111,787 for the district.

Gedling village family gala a friendly family event. Jul 06, 2016 gedling manor, formerly called gedling lodge, was at one time a shootingbox of the earls of chesterfield. Gedling is a small village with 402 inhabitants, situated 4 miles. A local government district with borough status of nottinghamshire, which was named after the village. When the great war began in 1914 arnold was a small town of just over eleven thousand people. In tolkiens own words the poem he wrote there on the 24 september was the start of his mythology. Village government and taxation in later stuart nottinghamshire. From famous historical sites of international significance to local conservation areas, iron age settlements to grand relics of the industrial era, the borough of gedling has. The village at various times in its history is known by different names, ghellinge, gedlinga, geddlings, gettang. Gedling is a village in nottinghamshire, england, four miles northeast of nottingham city centre.

Apr 09, 2020 home local history burton joyce village hall was unusual choice of venue for. Browse 30 photo books on gedling and the surrounding area. Gedling village was once a distinct settlement, which was recorded in the domesday book. History of gedling in nottinghamshire map and description. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.

Robert thoroton, gedling, in thorotons history of nottinghamshire. Gedling village care home is situated in an attractive residential area on the outskirts of historic nottingham, gedling village is a modern care home providing high quality, short and longterm residential and dementia care for up to 67 elderly ladies and gentlemen. Gedling off wood lane sk 64 sw east side 764 gedling house 18. Gedling manor, formerly called gedling lodge, was at one time a shootingbox of the earls of chesterfield. The seat is one of the dozens of the uk seats held by labour in 2017, but gained by the conservatives in 2019. Gedling boroughs heritage brought alive is the name of the new project and over the next 18 months will see a heritage centre next to the cafe in gedling park, a book on the boroughs history, and recordings of oral history from those who remember times gone by. They give you an idea what was taking place in our little town in years past. The old village of gedling is clustered around all hallows church, dating back to the mid th century, the drinking fountain of 1874, a war memorial, the ww1 memorial hall and the gedling miners memorial lamp. Gedling, nottinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Carlton was a beacon hill in the seventeenth century, and no doubt long before, it is delineated in ogilbys book of roads.

Edward white, village government and taxation in later stuart nottinghamshire. The township lies on an affluent of the river trent, adjacent to the nottingham and lincoln railway, near carlton r. Gedling is a village in nottinghamshire, england, four miles northeast of. Local plan, conservation areas, neighbourhood plans and more. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of gedling. In tolkiens own words the poem he wrote there on the 24 september was the start of his. Includes photos from the new gedling country park, the miners memorial, landmarks and the gedling gala. It has a post office under nottingham, with telegraph office at the railway station.

Gedling, a village, a township, and a parish in notts. The township lies on an affluent of the river trent, adjacent. Gedling news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2014 learn how and. Gedling is a village in the gedling district, in nottinghamshire, england, four miles northeast of nottingham city centre. The borough of gedling, formed in 1974, is an administrative district in nottinghamshire. The gedling town book 16651714, 2010, thoroton record series volume 45. The civil parish of gedling was created in 1894, but in 1935 was merged into carlton urban district. The population at the 2011 census of the ward was 6,817 and 111,787 for the district. A village in gedling borough, nottinghamshire, england os grid ref sk6142. Gedling photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Gedling voters say brexit was the reason they voted conservative for the first time gedling i did vote for brexit, and i did not feel like labour were listening to their voters on the biggest. Local historian bob massey looks back at the history of the majestic cinema in. In the domesday book of 1086, carlton is referred to as carentune like other parts of nottingham, carlton grew up with the textile industry in the 19th century.