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Elkesley

Elkesley
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Elkesley is located in Nottinghamshire
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
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UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°16′N 0°58′W / 53.27°N 0.97°W / 53.27; -0.97

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.

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

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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]

Geography

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Bypass in June 2014

Th bypass was started from around early February 1936, being 80 ft wide, with two carriageways. In 1936, the route was merely referred to as the 'Worksop-Lincoln road' (A57). The bypass would eliminate five dangerous bends. The former A57 road was only 13ft wide. Construction of the A57 bypass would take nine months, being funded by the national Road Fund. The Elkesley stretch was improved as it was viewed as a 'dangerous road'.[6][7]

There would be a 1,300 yards extension to the east, with a bridge over the River Poulter, with the largest span being 80 yards wide. The extension would take 15 months, as it included a bridge. The bypass was completed by mid-September 1937.[8] By early 1958 this had become the main north-south route, as part of the new Retford bypass via Apleyhead.

A Happy Eater opened on the northbound carriageway[9] on 4 July 1985,[10] which had a table licence; it had closed by 1996, and was raided by Nottinghamshire Police Vice Squad on 14 May 1998.[11]

A1 road

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Construction in August 2015

Elkesley is highly unusual in that it is only accessible by a dual carriageway, the A1 road.[12][13] 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.[13] 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.[13]

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

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Nottingham Evening Post Monday 20 January 1936, page 12
  7. ^ Times Tuesday January 21 1936, page 7
  8. ^ Nottingham Journal Friday 17 September 1937, page 3
  9. ^ Retford Times Friday 7 December 1984, page 4
  10. ^ Retford Times Thursday 4 July 1985, page 1
  11. ^ Retford Times Thursday 21 May 1998, page 3
  12. ^ "£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.
  13. ^ a b c "A1 Elkesley Junctions Improvement". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
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