| Country: | England | ||||||
| Static Image: | St.Giles church, Elkesley - geograph.org.uk - 79432.jpg | ||||||
| Static Image Width: | 240px | ||||||
| Static Image Caption: | St Giles' Church, Elkesley | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.27°N -0.97°W | ||||||
| Official Name: | Elkesley | ||||||
| Population: | 852 | ||||||
| Population Ref: | (2021) | ||||||
| Shire District: | Bassetlaw | ||||||
| Shire County: | Nottinghamshire | ||||||
| Region: | East Midlands | ||||||
| Constituency Westminster: | Bassetlaw | ||||||
| Post Town: | RETFORD | ||||||
| Postcode District: | DN22 | ||||||
| Postcode Area: | DN | ||||||
| Dial Code: | 01623 / 01777 | ||||||
| Os Grid Reference: | SK688755 | ||||||
| Type: | Civil parish | ||||||
| Static Image 2 Caption: | Parish map | ||||||
| Static Image 2 Name: |
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| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.15 | ||||||
| London Direction: | SE | ||||||
| London Distance Mi: | 125 |
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. 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.[3] 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.
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'.[4]
Elkesley is highly unusual in that it is only accessible by a dual carriageway, the A1 road.[5] [6] The residents have been campaigning for a bridge for over twenty years.
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. 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.
In 2013, construction began on a bridge connecting Elkesley to the A1 road. It opened in mid-late 2015.