Cromwell, Nottinghamshire

Cromwell

St. Giles' Church
Cromwell
 Cromwell shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 232 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK798614
DistrictNewark and Sherwood
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NEWARK
Postcode district NG23
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 53°08′N 0°49′W / 53.14°N 0.81°W / 53.14; -0.81

Cromwell is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles north of Newark. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 188,[1] increasing to 232 at the 2011 Census.[2]

St. Giles' Church, Cromwell is 13th century, with a tower built c. 1427.

The Old Rectory was built c. 1680 as a dower house for the Earl of Clare, and in use as a rectory before 1714. Between the village and the River Trent lie an extensive area of Roman fields with associated villa. Parts of a timber and stone bridge have also been recorded close by.[3]

Cromwell is one of the 4 Thankful Villages in Nottinghamshire – those rare places that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

Just to the east of the village is Cromwell Lock the point where the non-tidal River Trent ends and the so-called Tideway starts. From Cromwell lock commercial traffic and pleasure craft may navigate north towards Torksey Gainsborough and ultimately the Trent Falls where the River Trent meets the Yorkshire Ouse and becomes the Humber. Navigators on the Trent must wait till the tide is ebbing or flooding in their favour to ensure a safe and efficient passage.

The village was formerly on the A1. In 1965 a bypass was built by Robert McGregor & Sons, as part of the Improvement from North of Muskham to South of Carlton including Cromwell By-pass.

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Cromwell CP (Parish)"
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Natiuonal Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 108–109. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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