Gedling, Nottinghamshire
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 Parish Church of All Hallows from A6211 Arnold Lane |
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| Gedling shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 6,817 (Ward. 2016) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode district | NG4 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Gedling is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, four miles northeast of Nottingham city centre. The population as of the 2011 census was 6,817. Gedling was once a distinct settlement, having been recorded in the Domesday Book, although nowadays—due to the growth of Nottingham—it is difficult to separate it from the neighbouring town of Carlton.
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 up stream. He landed at the spot which is thought to be the present day site of All Saints Church. Gedling has had several version 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 (Once the Chesterfield Arms) and The Willowbrook on Main Road, the Nottingham Phoenix on Shelford Road and the Westdale Tavern on Westdale Lane.
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.
Gedling Colliery, which was the life-blood of Gedling and many of the surrounding villages, opened in 1899 and was closed in 1991. 128 men died at the colliery, which produced over a million tonnes of coal per year in the 1960s. It developed a reputation as the "pit of all nations" because of the diversity of foreign miners who worked there: in the 1960s, ten per cent of the colliery's workforce of 1,400 were originally from the Caribbean.
The site was opened as Gedling Country Park on 28 March 2015.
Opened in March 2015 on the site of the former Gedling Colliery, the site commands spectacular views of Gedling, and from its highest point there are impressive 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. There are multiple paths that weave their way through the woodlands and grasslands that make up the rich flora and fauna within the country park.
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