Harby, Nottinghamshire

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Harby
Harby is located in Nottinghamshire
Harby
Harby
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population336 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK880707
Civil parish
  • Harby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewark-on-Trent
Postcode districtNG23
Dialling code01522
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Nottinghamshire
53°13′34″N 0°40′51″W / 53.226205°N 0.680919°W / 53.226205; -0.680919Coordinates: 53°13′34″N 0°40′51″W / 53.226205°N 0.680919°W / 53.226205; -0.680919

Harby is the easternmost village in the English county of Nottinghamshire. The nearest city is Lincoln, over the border in Lincolnshire. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 336,[1] up from 289 at the 2001 census.[2]

Heritage[]

Eleanor of Castile[]

The parish church of All Saints' was built in 1875–1876 in Early English style. In the east wall of the tower is a statue in memory of Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort of King Edward I of England. She died at the nearby house of Richard de Weston on 28 November 1290.[3] The moated site of Weston's house is to the east of the church. The Queen's body was transported to London for burial. The King ordered Eleanor crosses to be built at each place where her body had rested overnight on the journey.

Windmills[]

The capless stump of a five-storey tower windmill, built about 1877, stands at the end of Mill Field Close (grid reference

 WikiMiniAtlas
SK877707).[4] A post mill was also recorded for Harby.

Parish change[]

Harby was a township in the parish of North Clifton.[5] It became a separate parish in 1866.[6]

Education and amenities[]

The village is served by Queen Eleanor Primary School. There is a term-time school bus from Harby to Tuxford Academy.[7]

A pre-booking bus service No. 67 of about three services a day serves Newark, Collingham and Saxilby on Mondays to Saturdays. The nearest railway station is at Saxilby on the Doncaster–Lincoln line.[7]

The village has a playing field with a bowls club and a children's play park. The village hall has two rooms for hire to groups, courses and circles. There is another room for hire at the local pub, the Bottle and Glass, which also serves food. Residents can rent allotments from the parish council. There are no permanent retail shopping facilities in the village.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Area:Harby CP (parish)"
  3. ^ John Carmi Parsons (2004). "Eleanor (1241–1290)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ Nikolaus Pevsner (1979). The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth, Middx: Penguin.
  5. ^ "North Clifton". GENUKI. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Relationship and changes Harby Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Harby Village" (PDF). Newark & Sherwood District Council. Retrieved 30 January 2018.[dead link]
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