Saxondale, Nottinghamshire

{{short description|Hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.952|-0.986|display=inline,title|scale:25000}}

| map_type = Nottinghamshire

| official_name = Saxondale

| shire_district = Rushcliffe

| shire_county = Nottinghamshire

| region = East Midlands

| constituency_westminster = Rushcliffe

| post_town = NOTTINGHAM

| postcode_district = NG13

| postcode_area = NG

| dial_code = 01949

| type = Hamlet and civil parish

| static_image_name = File:Main Street, Saxondale - geograph.org.uk - 1615778.jpg

| static_image_caption = Main Street, Saxondale

| static_image_2_name = {{infobox mapframe|frame-width=240|frame-height=220|zoom=13}}

| static_image_2_caption = Parish map

| area_total_sq_mi = 0.63

| london_distance_mi = 105

| london_direction = SSE

| population = 30

| population_ref = (2021)

| os_grid_reference = SK 682398

}}

Saxondale is a small hamlet and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England, situated just off the A52 road near to its junction with the A46 road at the Saxondale roundabout, between the settlements of Bingham and Radcliffe on Trent. There is evidence of an Anglo-Saxon fort with earthworks visible from the main road.{{Cite web |last=Molyneux |first=Nick |title=Articles from the Thoroton Society Newsletter - Who put the Saxons in Saxondale? |url=https://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/publications/articles/saxondale.htm}} 30 residents were recorded at the 2021 census.{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007997|title=Saxondale parish|accessdate=13 February 2024}}

The village is just south of the Nottingham to Grantham railway line where there is still evidence of a spur, known as the Barnstone branch, from the former Saxondale Junction through present-day Bingham to Melton Mowbray.{{Cite web |title=Eyes of a Teacher |url=https://www.binghamheritage.org.uk/history_of_bingham/victorian/bingham_railway.php |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=www.binghamheritage.org.uk}} The hamlet is close to the residential area of Upper Saxondale, a redevelopment of the former Saxondale Hospital site.{{Cite web |last=Stretton |first=Penny |date=2021-09-05 |title=The bricked up doors to underground tunnels at former hospital |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/saxondale-hospital-history-pictures-stories-5863595 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Nottinghamshire Live |language=en}}