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Elkesley

Summary

Elkesley is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 805,[1] increasing to 822 at the 2011 Census,[2] and 852 in 2021.[3] It is located 6 miles south of Retford.

Elkesley
Civil parish
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Elkesley
Elkesley
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area4.15 sq mi (10.7 km2)
Population852 (2021)
• Density205/sq mi (79/km2)
OS grid referenceSK688755
• London125 mi (201 km) SE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRETFORD
Postcode districtDN22
Dialling code01623 / 01777
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.elkesleyvillage​.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°16′N 0°58′W / 53.27°N 0.97°W / 53.27; -0.97

The parish church of St Giles was built c. 1300 in Decorated style, and was partially reconstructed in 1845.[4] There previously was a pub in Elkesley named the Robin Hood this is now demolished due to being unoccupied, in its place are now residential properties. However now, the little village consists of a small shop and a primary school, which in January 2008, 82 pupils attended.[citation needed]

Toponymy edit

Elkesley seems to contain the Old English personal name, Ealac', + lēah (Old English) a forest, wood, glade, clearing; (later) a pasture, meadow., so 'Ealac's wood/clearing'.[5]

A1 road edit

Elkesley is highly unusual in that it is only accessible by a dual carriageway, the A1 road.[6][7] The residents have been campaigning for a bridge for over twenty years.[citation needed]

The Highways Agency (HA) has acknowledged that access to and from the village is difficult and implemented a temporary speed limit of 50 mph in the 1990s.[7] The HA started a consultation in 2005, with an exhibition held at Elkesley village hall in February 2008. A Public Inquiry was planned for 2010 but postponed pending the outcome of the Spending Review.[7]

In 2013, construction began on a bridge connecting Elkesley to the A1 road. It opened in mid-late 2015.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Area: Elkesley CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Elkesley (E04007806)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. p.121. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. ^ J. Gover, A. Mawer & F. M. Stenton (eds.), Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p.78; A.D.Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p.126; E .Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p.163
  6. ^ "£5 million plans to improve access at A1 Elkesley, near Retford, to go on display to the public". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  7. ^ a b c "A1 Elkesley Junctions Improvement". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elkesley.
  • Elkesley Village Website
  • YouTube video - parish visit journal