Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire Explained

Country:England
Type:Village and civil parish
Static Image Caption:Caythorpe's Main Street in 2008
Coordinates:53°N -0.98°W
Official Name:Caythorpe
Population:257
Population Ref:(2021)
Shire District:Newark and Sherwood
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Newark
Post Town:NOTTINGHAM
Postcode District:NG14
Postcode Area:NG
Dial Code:0115
Os Grid Reference:SK 688455
London Distance Mi:110
London Direction:SSE
Static Image Name:Main Street, Caythorpe - geograph.org.uk - 956081.jpg
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
Static Image 2 Name:
Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:220
Zoom:13
Area Total Sq Mi:0.59
Website:Caythorpe parish council

Caythorpe is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated 10miles north-east from Nottingham, close to the River Trent. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 259,[1] increasing to 271 at the time of the 2011 census,.[2] and dropping to 257 at the 2021 census.

The hamlet has a water mill dated 1749.[3] A windmill stood in a field called Fairholme, later Woolf's Farm. This may be the mill referred to in an advertisement in the Nottingham Review of 1851: "Excellent Windmill containing two pair French Stones, dressing machine etc., cottage, stable, outbuildings, 7 to 8 acres land in occupation of Mr. Arnold." This mill is reputed to have been sold and transferred to Epperstone.[4] A windmill site is shown on the First Series Ordnance Survey map .

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798410&c=caythorpe&d=16&e=15&g=479372&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207578421133&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Area: Caythorpe CP (Parish)"
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 6 April 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. [Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, Nikolaus]
  4. Sharp, A.; O'Neill, J. (1992): Not Forgetting Caythorpe, Trent Valley Local History Group, Nottingham. p.31