"the Midland Railway had a monopoly of the coal traffic from the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Coalfield. In 1852 the Great Northern Railway (GNR) main line had reached Grantham railway station where it met the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway. The GNR agreed with this company to operate its services thereby giving it access to Nottingham from London. Eventually in 1861 the GNR leased this line and began to develop freight its services from the coalfield in conjunction with its planned extension in to Derbyshire and Staffordshire line. In 1870 the GNR purchased of land at Colwick to create"
"Sneinton Sneinton (pronounced ""Snenton"") is a village and suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham City Centre to the west, Bakersfield to the north, Colwick to the east, and the River Trent to the south. Sneinton now lies within the unitary authority of Nottingham, having been part of Nottinghamshire until 1877. Sneinton has existed as a village since at least 1086, but remained relatively unchanged up until the industrial era, when the population dramatically expanded. Further social change in the post-war period left Sneinton with a multicultural character. Sneinton residents of note include William Booth, founder of"
"Bedworth Bedworth ( or locally ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. It is situated between Coventry, to the south, and Nuneaton, to the north. In the 2011 census the town had a population of 30,438. Bedworth lies northwest of London, east of Birmingham and north northeast of the county town of Warwick. Bedworth has six main suburban districts, namely Collycroft, Mount Pleasant, Bedworth Heath, Coalpit Field, Goodyers End and Exhall. Exhall is a generic name for the area surrounding junction 3 of the M6 motorway, comprising parts of both Bedworth and Coventry."
"Bendigo. A public house in the area still proudly bears a statue of the figure above its door, though it is now named ""The Hermitage"". Lydia Beardsall, mother of D.H. Lawrence, came from Sneinton and married Arthur Lawrence in St Stephen's on 27 December 1875. A more recent Sneinton celebrity is the film director Shane Meadows who lived in Sneinton and filmed some of his early works partly in Sneinton, including ""Small Time"" in 1996. Sneinton Sneinton (pronounced ""Snenton"") is a village and suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham City Centre to the west, Bakersfield to"
"Little London area of Leeds. The flats were demolished in February 2010 as part of a major housing regeneration project. <br> Carlton Towers Carlton Towers is a Grade I listed Victorian gothic country house in Carlton (between Selby and Snaith), North Yorkshire, England. The house was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and stands in a 250-acre estate. The house is the Yorkshire home of the 18th Duke of Norfolk but, since 1991, has been lived in, and run, by Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard and his family. Lord Gerald is a younger brother of the current Duke of Norfolk. Although the family"
"Shelton and Hardwick Shelton and Hardwick is a civil parish in South Norfolk, England, made up of the villages of Shelton and Hardwick. It lies about 3 km south-east of Long Stratton, about 6 km north of Harleston and 10 km west of Bungay. It covers an area of and had a population of 283 in 107 households at the 2001 census, increasing the population at the 2011 Census to 298. Shelton contains a primary school, a church and Shelton Hall. Hardwick has a grade I listed church (which is famous locally for its ruined tower and is one of"
"The historic town of Kenilworth, with a population of around 27,000 is the only settlement of any significant size, while there are plenty of small villages, hamlets and farms and the ancient and prosperous little town of Southam. The seat almost entirely surrounds the much more urban Warwick and Leamington constituency, and borders southern Coventry — Coventry airport is just in this area. The District of Warwick wards of Abbey, Cubbington, Lapworth, Leek Wootton, Park Hill, Radford Semele, St John’s, and Stoneleigh, the District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Burton Dassett, Fenny Compton, Harbury, Kineton, Long Itchington, Southam, Stockton and Napton,"
"Bath Street and Manvers Street to Colwick Road, and the other to Trent Bridge via London Road. These were incorporated in the Nottingham Corporation Act 1905. The Colwick Road route was an amended version of that previously arranged via Sneinton Road and Sneinton Hollows to Colwick Road. Owing to the extremely narrow streets in the Sneinton area, Bath Street had to be widened, and it was necessary to encroach on the cemetery to achieve this, the bodies being interred elsewhere. On Manvers Street 65 houses had to be pulled down, the main reason for this being Aldworth's strong objection to"
"Bedfont Bedfont is a suburban district around a remnant old village in the London Borough of Hounslow in London, WSW of Charing Cross and from Heathrow Airport. It straddles Staines Road (A305) and traditionally includes North Feltham north of Staines Road — a mainly commercial area — and the neighbourhood of Hatton. The heart of the area has many parks. The south-eastern streets and Cage Park are contiguous with the larger district of Feltham, as close to its core as other outlying parts of Feltham which core is the main local retail and leisure hub, south of Feltham railway station."
"The Boltons The Boltons is a street and ""Garden Square"" of symmetrical lune shape in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (postcode SW10). The opposing sides of the street face the communal gardens (as two non-semicircular crescents) with large expensive houses, in what is the third-most expensive street in the country. The gardens of the Boltons are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The Boltons was built in the middle of the 19th century by architect and journalist George Godwin on land which was originally market gardens. To"
"Loughton Loughton () is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex and, for statistical purposes, part of the metropolitan area of London and the Greater London Urban Area. It is located between 11 and 13 miles (21 km) north east of Charing Cross in London, south of the M25 and west of the M11 motorway and has boundaries with Chingford, Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill. Loughton includes three conservation areas and there are 56 listed buildings in the town, together with a further 50 that are locally listed. The parish of Loughton"
"Skelton and Brotton Skelton and Brotton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, England. It consists of the towns of Skelton-in-Cleveland and Brotton, which had a combined population of 18,952 in 2002, reducing to 12,848 at the Census 2011. The modern Skelton Castle incorporates part of the ancient stronghold of Robert de Brus who held it from Henry I. A modern church replaces the ancient one, of which there are ruins, and a fine Norman font is preserved. The large ironstone quarries have not wholly destroyed the appearance of the district. The Cleveland Hills rise"
"Swaton Swaton is a hamlet and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1394 road, less than north from the A52 road, and south-east of Sleaford. Swaton Fen lies to the east. The Eau river rises to the west and runs through the village until it joins the Forty Foot Drain. Before the draining of the Fens the Eau river was navigable and a large inland port existed close to the current bridge. The Roman Car Dyke runs to the east of the village. Roman brick pits remain. The name comes from"
"Creaton Creaton is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the shire county of Northamptonshire, England. The village is north-west of the town of Northampton and south-east of the city of Leicester, along the A5199, formerly designated as the A50 trunk road. The road is known as Welford Road in the village and runs along the top of the ridge on which the village stands giving it extensive views east and west. About north on the road the A5199 connects with the A14 trunk road, a dual carriageway connecting the M1 and M6 motorways from the Catthorpe"
"being in Sneinton rather than the troubled area of St Ann's. The western boundary of the ward comes up from Lady Bay Bridge along the A6011 Meadow Lane which turns into the A612 Manvers Road. Sneinton sits on soft Bunter sandstone (of the Sherwood Sandstone Group type), overlaid on top of Keuper marls (of the Mercia Mudstone Group). Nottinghamshire's sandstone ridges can easily be dug with simple hand tools to create artificial cave dwellings. The general area around what is now Nottingham was once known in the Brythonic language as ""Tigguo Cobauc"" meaning ""The Place of Caves"" and was referred"
"Carlton in Lindrick Carlton-in-Lindrick is a village and civil parish about north of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 5,623 (including Wallingwells). ""Carlton"" is a common English placename derived from the Old English for ""kings' town"" or ""freemen's town"". ""Lindrick"" is the name of the ancient district, most of which now belongs to South Yorkshire. The word ""Lindrick"" denotes the land of the limes (lindens) St John the Evangelist's Church, Carlton in Lindrick is an 11th-century late Saxon building with Norman, 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic and 19th-century Gothic Revival additions. St John's is the most"
"the carved royal arms of King William III. There are also tombs of the Shelton family of Shelton Hall. The church is Grade I listed. Shelton and Hardwick Shelton and Hardwick is a civil parish in South Norfolk, England, made up of the villages of Shelton and Hardwick. It lies about 3 km south-east of Long Stratton, about 6 km north of Harleston and 10 km west of Bungay. It covers an area of and had a population of 283 in 107 households at the 2001 census, increasing the population at the 2011 Census to 298. Shelton contains a primary"
"one 9-hole golf course in the UK in 2009 by National Golfers Magazine. Northwick Park Station (Metropolitan line) Northwick Park Northwick Park is an area in northwest London, which forms part in the London Borough of Brent. The area is most notable for Northwick Park Hospital, a major NHS hospital. This hospital featured as the outdoor location for the hospital in which Sybil Fawlty was admitted for an ingrowing toenail in the Fawlty Towers episode ""The Germans."" St Mark's Hospital is also on this site. The name ""Northwick Park"" is also the name of a large green park located in"
"John Gower purchased the manors of Feltwell in Norfolk and Multon in Suffolk. They were then granted to Thomas Blakelake, parson of St. Nicholas, Feltwell, and others, at a rent of forty pounds annually for his life. Moulton, Suffolk Moulton is a village in the district of Forest Heath, Suffolk, England. It pre-dates the 1086 Domesday book and, in 2005, had a population of 1090. The village is older than the now larger town of Newmarket and includes a 15th-century packhorse bridge spanning the River Kennett. The bridge is a grade II* listed structure Moulton also has a fine church,"
"Eltham Eltham () is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Eltham also lies within the historic county of Kent. The three wards of Eltham North, South and West have a total population of 35,459. Eltham developed along part of the road from London to Maidstone and lies almost due south of Woolwich. Mottingham, to the south, became part of the parish on the abolition of all extra-parochial areas, which were rare anomalies"
"Scoulton Scoulton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England, situated west of the city of Norwich and north-north-east of Thetford. Scoulton lies on the main road between Norwich and the market town of Watton. Increasingly a dormitory for workers in Norwich's insurance and other service industries, it was traditionally agricultural, relying particularly on the production of sugar beet and on pig farming. It has a fine, partially thatched Saxon church. The civil parish has an area of and in 2011 had a population of 246 in 99 households. The population is split between two"
"to London St Pancras in the morning and evening peaks with an hourly service also running to Liverpool and Norwich. A new hourly service has also been introduced and serves the Leeds to Nottingham route. Alfreton is located at (53.1000, -1.3833). Alfreton is part of the Amber Valley constituency, the MP is Nigel Mills (Conservative). The local council for Alfreton is Amber Valley Borough Council. The local secondary school is Alfreton Grange Arts College (ages 11–18) on Grange Street. Prior to September 2008 the school was known as Mortimer Wilson School for many decades. As of September 2017, it is"
"of Osgodby whose name survives in the name of the parish. Lenton, Lincolnshire Lenton is a hamlet in the district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east from Grantham, and is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby civil parish . The village is sometimes known as ""Lavington"", and the name may have come from the Old English ""Lâfa"", and the characteristic suffix -ton. The village is listed in the ""Domesday Book"" as ""Lavintone"". Lenton parish church is dedicated to St Peter. The ecclesiastical parish is part of the North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery"
"Colton, Leeds Colton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton and Halton Moor to the west, Whitkirk to the north-west and Austhorpe to the north-east. Temple Newsam lies directly south of the estate. The district falls within the Temple Newsam ward of the Leeds City Council. The small ""Whitkirk Lane End"" estate (which is situated between Colton Road and Colton Roundabout) is often considered more part of the Colton district than Whitkirk, because of its separation from Whitkirk via Selby Road, and its proximity to Colton Road. Colton was mentioned"
"Longbenton Longbenton is a district of North Tyneside, England. It is largely occupied by an extensive estate originally built as municipal housing by Newcastle City Council in the 1950s and 1960s. It is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro stations Longbenton Metro station and Four Lane Ends Metro Station. Nearby places are Killingworth, Forest Hall, Four Lane Ends, West Moor, Heaton and South Gosforth, in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Longbenton and Killingworth Urban Area had a population of 34,878 in 2001. This figure increased to 37,070 in 2011. Two secondary schools are located in the township, Longbenton Community College"
"than that of inner city areas. The West Midlands has been home to numerous sink estates, although many of these have been regenerated or are in the process of regeneration. These include the notorious Castle Vale in Birmingham, Galton Village in Smethwick, Friar Park in Wednesbury, Hateley Heath in West Bromwich, Low Hill in Wolverhampton, Priory Estate in Dudley, Chapel Street in Brierley Hill and Goscote in Walsall. In the North Midlands the partly redeveloped Manor Estate in Sheffield Sink estates in northern England include Stockbridge Village (formerly Cantril Farm) in Liverpool, Halton Moor in Leeds, and the now-demolished Hulme"
"Skeyton Skeyton is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village and parish of Skeyton had in the 2001 census a population of 200, increasing slightly to 207 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. Skeyton lies east of the market town of Aylsham, south of Cromer, north of Norwich and north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish"
"Norbiton Norbiton is an area within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It lies approximately east of Kingston upon Thames town centre, and from Charing Cross. Its main landmarks include Kingston Hospital and Kingsmeadow football stadium, which is currently used for the home matches of both AFC Wimbledon and Chelsea Ladies. St Peter's Church is also located at the other end of the area. Its name was originally Norberton(e) and it was named in a similar way to Surbiton on the opposite side of the Hogsmill River. The origin of the place-name is from the Old English words"
"unitary authority, running up to the boundary with Gedling Borough Council. It is in the Nottingham East constituency for Westminster elections. Bakersfield occupies the eastern end of Dales ward, around Oakdale Road. It lies between the suburbs of Sneinton to the west, Carlton to the northeast, and Colwick to the southeast. To the south is Colwick Woods, a large area of ancient woodland and green open space, leading down to the Nottingham Racecourse at Colwick. There are panoramic views from the top of Colwick Woods, of the Trent Valley as far as Belvoir Castle and across the city to Wollaton,"
"Stubton Stubton is a small village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Fenton) at the 2011 census was 295. The village is situated north from Grantham and south-east from Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. Adjacent villages include Claypole, Dry Doddington, Beckingham and Brandon. The parish church is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Martin, built in 1799, with a chancel added in 1869. Stubton Hall is a large Grade II listed country house, now a school. It was built in 1813-14 by Sir Jeffry Wyatville. The ecclesiastical parish"
"the farm which itself was named after the former Lindley Hall. Fenny Drayton (formerly Drayton-in-the-Clay) is a village in Leicestershire, England, in the district of Hinckley and Bosworth. It is near to the county border of Warwickshire and has a Coventry (Warwickshire) postcode. The village is just off the A444 road, an old Roman road, north of Nuneaton close to its crossroads with the A5 (the Roman road called Watling Street). The hamlet is also crossed by another Roman road, and is found at the end of the scenic country lane of the Fenn Lanes, which is now known to"
"Kenilworth Kenilworth ( ) is a town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, about south-west of the centre of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. The town is on Finham Brook, a tributary of the River Sowe, which joins the River Avon about north-east of the town centre. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 22,413. Kenilworth is noted for the extensive ruins of Kenilworth Castle. Other sights include the ruins of Kenilworth Abbey in Abbey Fields park, St Nicholas' Parish Church and the town's clock tower. A settlement existed at Kenilworth by the time of the"
"several other seats in Nottingham city and the surrounding area. It is surrounded to the South and East by Rushcliffe constituency, which is represented by Kenneth Clarke. To the West, it borders Broxtowe and both Nottingham North and Nottingham East to the North. Roughly, the constituency covers the southern part of the City of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. 2010-present: The City of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Clifton North, Clifton South, Dunkirk and Lenton, Leen Valley, Radford and Park, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey, and Wollaton West. 1983-2010: The City of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Bridge, Clifton East, Clifton West, Lenton, Park,"