Gunthorpe
River Trent and The Unicorn Hotel
Gunthorpe is located in Nottinghamshire
Gunthorpe
Gunthorpe
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population566 (as of 30 June 2017)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG14
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Gunthorpe is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Its population of 752 at the 2011 census[1] was estimated at 559 in 2019.[2] It lies on the left bank of the River Trent. Gunthorpe's on the A6097 is the only road bridge over the river between Newark and Nottingham.

Amenities

Gunthorpe's Anglican church, St John the Baptist's, was originally a chapel of ease built in 1850. It became a parish in its own right, separate from Lowdham, in 1993. Extensions were made in 1991 and 2001. A service is held only on the morning of the second Sunday in the month.[3]

Gunthorpe Church of England Primary School is in David's Lane just off Main Street.[4][5]

Gunthorpe has suffered from flooding by the River Trent. The need for further flood defences was argued after flooding in 2000.

Heritage

Settlement came with the Danes sailing up the Trent in the 9th century. The ferry at "Gulnetorp" appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. Further mentions occur throughout the Middle Ages. The toll bridge completed in 1875 was largely made of iron. It was replaced under powers gained in 1925 by the present bridge, which is free.

Of the 58 men of Gunthorpe who fought in the First World War, 12 were killed.

Transport

The daytime Trent Barton "Rushcliffe Villager" service links Gunthorpe with Nottingham and Bingham about once an hour on Monday to Saturday.[6]

The nearest railway station is at Lowdham, just over a mile away. This has regular services to Nottingham and Newark and beyond.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ↑ City Population site.
  3. ↑ Church Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Gunthorpe school
  5. ↑ Ofsted page. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Bus times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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