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Elkesley is highly unusual in that it is only accessible by a dual carriageway, the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=853|title=£5 million plans to improve access at A1 Elkesley, near Retford, to go on display to the public|accessdate=21 June 2008|publisher=Highways Agency}}</ref><ref name=A1Junction>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5815.aspx|title=A1 Elkesley Junctions Improvement|accessdate=21 June 2008|publisher=Highways Agency}}</ref> The residents have been campaigning for a bridge for over twenty years.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} |
Elkesley is highly unusual in that it is only accessible by a dual carriageway, the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=853 |title=£5 million plans to improve access at A1 Elkesley, near Retford, to go on display to the public |accessdate=21 June 2008 |publisher=Highways Agency |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131724/http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=853 |archivedate=5 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=A1Junction>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5815.aspx|title=A1 Elkesley Junctions Improvement|accessdate=21 June 2008|publisher=Highways Agency}}</ref> The residents have been campaigning for a bridge for over twenty years.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} |
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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.<ref name="A1Junction" /> 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]].<ref name="A1Junction" /> |
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.<ref name="A1Junction" /> 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]].<ref name="A1Junction" /> |
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Revision as of 22:29, 22 December 2016
| Elkesley | |
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| Population | 822 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK688755 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RETFORD |
| Postcode district | DN22 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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] 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 is also a pub in Elkesley named the Robin Hood and also a small shop and a primary school, which in January 2008, 82 pupils attended.[citation needed]
Toponomy
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]
A1 road
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.[citation needed]
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.[6] 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.[6]
In 2013, construction began on a bridge connecting Elkesley to the A1 road. It opened in mid-late 2015.
References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Area: Elkesley CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. p.121. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ J. Gover, A. Mawer & F. M. Stenton (eds.), Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p.78; A.D.Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p.126; E .Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p.163
- ^ "£5 million plans to improve access at A1 Elkesley, near Retford, to go on display to the public". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "A1 Elkesley Junctions Improvement". Highways Agency. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
External links
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