Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire
Gunthorpe | |
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![]() River Trent and The Unicorn Hotel | |
![]() ![]() Gunthorpe Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Population | 566 (as of 30 June 2017) |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
Postcode district | NG14 |
Dialling code | 0115 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Gunthorpe is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Its population of 752 at the 2011 census[1] was estimated at 559 in 2019.[2] It lies on the left bank of the River Trent. Gunthorpe's on the A6097 is the only road bridge over the river between Newark and Nottingham.
Amenities[]
Gunthorpe's Anglican church, St John the Baptist's, was originally a chapel of ease built in 1850. It became a parish in its own right, separate from Lowdham, in 1993. Extensions were made in 1991 and 2001. A service is held only on the morning of the second Sunday in the month.[3]
Gunthorpe Church of England Primary School is in David's Lane just off Main Street.[4][5]
Gunthorpe has suffered from flooding by the River Trent. The need for further flood defences was argued after flooding in 2000.
Heritage[]
Queen Boudica is said to have defeated the Roman IX Legion near present-day Gunthorpe in the 1st century AD.[6]
Settlement came with the Danes sailing up the Trent in the 9th century. The ferry at "Gulnetorp" appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. Further mentions occur throughout the Middle Ages.[6] The toll bridge completed in 1875 was largely made of iron. It was replaced under powers gained in 1925 by the present bridge, which is free.[6]
Of the 58 men of Gunthorpe who fought in the First World War, 12 were killed.[6]
Transport[]
The daytime Trent Barton "Rushcliffe Villager" service links Gunthorpe with Nottingham and Bingham about once an hour on Monday to Saturday.[7]
The nearest railway station is at Lowdham, just over a mile away. This has regular services to Nottingham and Newark and beyond.
References[]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ City Population site.
- ^ Church Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Gunthorpe school
- ^ Ofsted page. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Community & Parish Council site. Retrieved 5 February 2020.l
- ^ Bus times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- Villages in Nottinghamshire
- Newark and Sherwood