Gedling

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{{infobox UK place

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|static_image_caption = Parish Church of All Hallows
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|official_name = Gedling

|population = 6,817

|population_ref = (Ward. 2016)

|shire_district = Gedling

|shire_county = Nottinghamshire

|region = East Midlands

|constituency_westminster = Gedling

|post_town = Nottingham

|postcode_district = NG4

|postcode_area = NG

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Gedling is a village and former civil parish which gives its name to the larger Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies {{convert|4|miles|km}} north-east of Nottingham city centre. The parish was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the urban district of Carlton, which in turn was abolished in 1974 on the creation of borough of Gedling. The population of the Gedling ward at the 2011 census was 6,817{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694031&c=Gedling&d=14&e=62&g=6456982&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1460197450634&enc=1|title=Gedling Ward population 2011|access-date=9 April 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116131934/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694031&c=Gedling&d=14&e=62&g=6456982&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1460197450634&enc=1|url-status=dead}} and 111,787 for the district.{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Gedling|title=Gedling|publisher=Britannica|access-date=8 August 2018}} Gedling was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is still a distinct settlement, although residential, commercial and industrial growth in the wider borough of Gedling and the neighbouring city of Nottingham, boroughs of Broxtowe and Rushcliffe and district of Ashfield (as well as the Derbyshire boroughs of Amber Valley and Erewash, which have become increasingly urban around Nottingham) means it can be difficult to distinguish the village of Gedling from the nearby town of Carlton, with which it has become contiguous.

History

Gedling was first settled around Saxon times, when the Saxon chief Gedl (hence the name Gedling, coming from the chief "Gedl" and "Ing" being Saxon for People, Gedl-Ing meaning "Gedl's People") sailed up the River Trent, and then up the Little Ouse dyke, until he could get no further upstream. He landed at the spot which is thought to be the present-day site of All Saints' Church. Gedling has had several versions of its name including Ghellinge, Gedlinga, Geddlings, and Gettang.

Despite being a fairly small place, Gedling gives its name to the local borough council which has its offices in nearby Arnold, and also to the local parliamentary constituency, which covers the suburbs to the east of Nottingham, including Arnold and Carlton. Village pubs are the Gedling Inn{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74e7qdzk53o|work=BBC News|title=Global reaction to pub's free beer 'own goal'|first1=Greig|last1=Watson|first2=Navtej|last2=Johal|date=3 February 2025|access-date=3 February 2025}} (once the Chesterfield Arms) and The Willowbrook on Main Road.

=Church=

In the older part of Gedling is All Hallows' Anglican Church. It dates from the 11th century, with the oldest part of the church (the entrance) dating back to 1089 – although there have been four other churches on this site, the oldest dating back to the year 678AD.

= Civil parish =

In 1931 the parish had a population of 2822.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10261296/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Gedling CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 July 2023}} On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Carlton.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10261296|title=Relationships and changes Gedling CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 July 2023}}

Colliery

File:Pit_of_nations_mosaic_at_Gedling_Country_Park.png

Gedling Colliery, which was the life-blood of Gedling and many of the surrounding villages, opened in 1899 and was closed in 1991. One hundred and twenty-eight men died at the colliery,{{cite web|last=Nottingham Post|title=Bygones: Tragedies at Gedling Colliery|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Bygones-Tragedies-Gedling-Colliery/story-12248613-detail/story.html|work=Nottingham Post|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514135953/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Bygones-Tragedies-Gedling-Colliery/story-12248613-detail/story.html|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} which produced over a million tonnes of coal per year in the 1960s.{{cite web|title=Gedling Colliery – 20 years since closure|url=http://www.digitalengagementnetwork.org/miningscholarship/2011/11/06/gedling-colliery-20-years-since-closure/|work=DEN project|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-date=31 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831054002/http://www.digitalengagementnetwork.org/miningscholarship/2011/11/06/gedling-colliery-20-years-since-closure/|url-status=dead}} It developed a reputation as the "pit of all nations" because of the diversity of foreign miners who worked there: in the 1960s, 10 per cent of the colliery's workforce of 1,400 were originally from the Caribbean.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/24/black-miners-britain-nottingham |title=How Britain's black miners are reclaiming their place in history |last1=Perraudin |first1=Frances |date=24 October 2016 |website=theguardian.com |access-date=24 October 2016}}

The site was opened as Gedling Country Park on 28 March 2015.

=Country park=

Opened in March 2015 on the site of the former Gedling Colliery, the site has views of Gedling, and from its highest point there are views across Nottinghamshire and into neighbouring Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. On a clear day it is possible to see as far as Belvoir Castle and Lincoln Cathedral.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/120k-platforms-installed-boasting-expansive-3545125|title=Platforms will be installed boasting expansive views of Gedling Country Park|last=Barlow|first=Jamie|date=2019-11-16|website=nottinghampost|access-date=2019-12-13}} There are a number of paths that weave their way through the woodlands and grasslands that make up the flora and fauna within the country park.

Railway station

There are plans to either reopen the railway line from Nottingham railway station and to reopen Gedling railway station which was closed on 4 April 1960, or to open the old line as a part of the Mineral Line cycleway.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The original station building is now owned by a youth group.{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/campaigners-want-restore-former-railway-846947|title=Station which gave author inspiration for Lord of the Rings could be restored|first=Jamie|last=Barlow|date=28 November 2017|publisher=Nottingham Post|agency=Local World}} The line itself officially closed in 1995 when the line to the colliery eventually was classed as redundant.

Education

The local school is the Carlton le Willows Academy, Wood Lane, Gedling for 11-to-18 year olds.

The Gedling School closed to pupils in 2016 after becoming an Academy.{{cite web | url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/former-sherwood-academy-demolished-sold-2657632 | title=Former Sherwood Academy will be demolished and sold to developers | date=18 March 2019 }}

Media

Gedling borough has its own hyperlocal news website called Gedling Eye, which has been publishing local news daily since 2015.{{cite news |title=About Us |url=https://www.gedlingeye.co.uk/about-us |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Gedling Eye}}

Nature Reserves

There are two nature reserves in Gedling, Gedling House Woods and Gedling House Meadows. These are contiguous spaces owned {{Cite web |last=Council |first=Gedling Borough |title=Nature conservation and geological sites - Gedling Borough Council |url=https://www.gedling.gov.uk/resident/planningandbuildingcontrol/planningpolicy/naturalenvironment/natureconservationandgeologicalsites/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.gedling.gov.uk |language=en}} by Gedling Borough Council and managed by the Friends of Gedling House Woods.{{Cite web |title=Gedling House Woods |url=https://www.fghw.org.uk/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |language=en-GB}} The woodland part of the site was designated a local nature reserve in 1992, with the meadow added in 2007.{{Cite web |title=History of the Woods and Meadows – Gedling House Woods |url=https://www.fghw.org.uk/about-gedling-house-woods-and-meadows/history-of-the-woods-and-meadows/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |language=en-GB}}

Bus services

;Nottingham City Transport

24: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Victoria Retail Park.{{Cite web |title=24 - Victoria Retail Park to City {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/24}}
25: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Daybrook, Arnold.{{Cite web |title=25 - Arnold to City {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/25}}
25B: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Mapperley.{{Cite web |title=25B - Nottingham to Mapperley, via Carlton {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/25B}}
26: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Gedling, Carlton-le-Willows, Burton Joyce, Lowdham, Southwell.{{Cite web |title=26 - Southwell to Nottingham {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/26}}
26A: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Gedling, Carlton-le-Willows (School), Burton Joyce, Lowdham, Southwell (Minster School).{{Cite web |title=26A - Southwell Minster School to Nottingham, via Burton Joyce, Lowdham {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/26A}}
26B: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Gedling. (Schooldays Only){{Cite web |title=26B - Gedling to City {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/26B}}
N26: Nottingham, Colwick, Netherfield, Gedling, Burton Joyce, Lowdham, Southwell.{{Cite web |title=N26 - via NTU Brackenhurst, Thurgarton, Lowdham, Burton Joyce, Gedling {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/N26}}
44: Nottingham, Sneinton Hermitage, Colwick, Netherfield, Gedling.{{Cite web |title=44 - Gedling to City {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/44}}
44A: Nottingham, Sneinton Hermitage, Colwick Industrial Estate, Netherfield, Gedling.{{Cite web |title=44A - Gedling to Nottingham, via Colwick Industrial Estate, Racecourse P&R {{!}} Nottingham City Transport |url=https://www.nctx.co.uk/services/NCT/44A}}
60: Nottingham, Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Westdale Lane, Gedling (Chase Farm).

;Nottingham Minibuses & Coaches

774: Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, Cavendish Road, Westdale Lane, Adbolton Avenue, Jessops Lane, Carlton Square, Netherfield, Victoria Retail Park.
775: Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, Emerys Road, Stoke Bardolph, Burton Joyce, Foxhill Road.

References

External links

[http://www.gedling.gov.uk Gedling Borough Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030523142612/http://www.gedling.gov.uk/ |date=23 May 2003 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050418210337/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g1htl.johnfoster/gedlin/gedling.html History of Gedling (background music)]
[http://www.copsey-family.org/~allenc/gedling/ Gedling – A History]
[http://www.gedlingcountrypark.org.uk/ Friends of Gedling Country Park]
[http://www.gedlingeye.co.uk/ Gedling Eye]

Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire

Category:Former civil parishes in Nottinghamshire