Saxondale, Nottinghamshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.952°N -0.986°W
Map Type:Nottinghamshire
Official Name:Saxondale
Shire District:Rushcliffe
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Rushcliffe
Post Town:NOTTINGHAM
Postcode District:NG13
Postcode Area:NG
Dial Code:01949
Type:Hamlet and civil parish
Static Image Name:File:Main Street, Saxondale - geograph.org.uk - 1615778.jpg
Static Image Caption:Main Street, Saxondale
Static Image 2 Name:
Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:220
Zoom:13
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
Area Total Sq Mi:0.63
London Distance Mi:105
London Direction:SSE
Population:30
Population Ref:(2021)
Os Grid Reference:SK 682398

Saxondale is a small hamlet and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England, situated just off the A52 road near to its junction with the A46 road at the Saxondale roundabout, between the settlements of Bingham and Radcliffe on Trent. There is evidence of an Anglo-Saxon fort with earthworks visible from the main road.[1] 30 residents were recorded at the 2021 census.

The village is just south of the Nottingham to Grantham railway line where there is still evidence of a spur, known as the Barnstone branch, from the former Saxondale Junction through present-day Bingham to Melton Mowbray.[2] The hamlet is close to the residential area of Upper Saxondale, a redevelopment of the former Saxondale Hospital site.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Molyneux . Nick . Articles from the Thoroton Society Newsletter - Who put the Saxons in Saxondale? .
  2. Web site: Eyes of a Teacher . 2024-02-13 . www.binghamheritage.org.uk.
  3. Web site: Stretton . Penny . 2021-09-05 . The bricked up doors to underground tunnels at former hospital . 2024-02-13 . Nottinghamshire Live . en.