Lambley is an English village and civil parish near Nottingham, England, hardly touched by urbanisation, as it lies in a green belt. The population recorded in the 2011 census was 1,247,[1] marginally falling to 1,231 at the 2021 census.[2] Its proximity to Nottingham (7 mi or 11 km) has tended to raise the price of its real estate.[3]
| Lambley | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 Lambley Village. | |
 Parish map | |
  Lambley Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 3.39 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| Population | 1,231 (2021) |
| • Density | 363/sq mi (140/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 62874 45298 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Settlements |
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| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG4 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www.lambleyparish |
Governance and environment
editLambley comes under the Lambley Parish Council[4] Gedling Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council for local government purposes.
Lambley Dumbles are secluded places noted for their geology and ancient woodland rich in flowers and ferns. They are accessed along three marked village trails.[5]
Wicketwood Hill was a wood in medieval times south of Lambley village,[6] then a hamlet on the downhill part of Spring Lane.[7] Newer maps show it as a wider residential area west of Wood Farm.[8]
Heritage
editToponymy
editThe name Lambley contains the Old English words lamb and lēah meaning a forest, wood, glade, clearing, and later pasture. The name means "lamb's meadow".[9][10][11]
History
editFlint tools found in fields near Lambley point to Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement.[12] It is mentioned in Domesday Book (1086) as Lambeleia.
The parish church of Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building.[13] It has been designated "one of the few entirely Perpendicular village churches in Notts, all of a piece and of felicitous proportions tall and narrow, all the windows high and spacious." The only earlier section is part of the west tower (12th–13th centuries). Rebuilding was financed by Ralph, Lord Cromwell (see under Notable people).[14]
Nine men born in Lambley are reported to have died in action in the First World War.[15]
Notable people
editIn order of birth:
- Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (c. 1393–1456), Lord Treasurer of England to Henry VI responsible for submitting the first budget to Parliament, was born in the village and funded the building of much of the church.[14]
- John de Crumbewell (fl. 14th c.), parson of Lambley, was given a pardon for outlawry in 1360.[16]
- Eric Martin (1925–2015), first-class cricketer for Nottinghamshire, was born in the village.
- David Glenn (living), plantsman and gardener, has named his Australian garden "Lambley" after his childhood home.
- Mark Spencer (born 1970), elected a Conservative MP for Sherwood in 2010, attended Lambley Primary School.
Transport
editThe nearest railway station is Lowdham, (3+1⁄2 mi or 5.5 km) on the Lincoln–Newark–Nottingham line.
There are occasional bus links with Nottingham, Arnold, Netherfield and nearby villages.[17]
The A6097 and A612 trunk roads pass through Lowdham.
Bus Services
editTrent Barton The Calverton: Nottingham - Mansfield Road - Sherwood - Arnold - Calverton - (Oxton & Epperstone at peak times)
Nottingham City Transport 61: Nottingham - Woodborough Road - Mapperley - Mapperley Plains - Lambley - Woodborough - Calverton
Education
editAfter year six, most pupils at Lambley Primary School transfer for secondary education to Colonel Frank Seely Academy in Calverton.[18] The most recent Ofsted report for Lambley Primary, in January 2014, rated it Good for pupil achievement, teaching quality, pupil behaviour and safety, and leadership and management. It had 109 pupils aged 4–11 at the time.[19] The school has a website.[20]
Amenities
editBusinesses in Lambley include a general store and others dealing with the motor trade, skiing equipment, bars and catering, accountancy, architecture, horticultural nursery, boarding kennels and caravan storage. There are three pubs: the Woodlark Inn, the Robin Hood Inn and The Lambley.
A crematorium, the fourth in Nottinghamshire, opened in 2017.[21]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Lambley parish (E04007869)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Average house prices up in Nottinghamshire". 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Lambley Village Retrieved 15 July 2017. Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Map: Lambley History Retrieved 14 July 2017. Archived 3 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wicketwood Hill :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Scotland First Series - GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lambley, in Gedling and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time".
- ^ "Lambley map" (PDF).
- ^ J. A. Mawer, J. E. B. Gover and F. M. Stenton, eds, Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p. 171.
- ^ A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p. 212.
- ^ E. Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p. 284.
- ^ Lambley History Retrieved 14 July 2017. Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lambley - Official Listing Description". southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire (London, 1951), pp. 91–92.
- ^ We Will Remember Retrieved 15 July 2017. Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Southwell Church History Retrieved 14 July 2017. Archived 21 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Timetables. Retrieved 15 January 2019". Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Lambley Primary School – Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Ofsted report Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Retrieved 7 March 2021". Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ First funeral to be held next week at new crematorium in Lambley Archived 14 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine Gedling Eye 3 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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