Saundby
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| Saundby | |
|---|---|
  Saundby Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 2,159 (2001)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK7854587981 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Retford |
| Postcode district | DN22 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Saundby is a village in Nottinghamshire two miles west of Gainsborough and lay within the civil parish of Beckingham cum Saundby. In 2011 it had become a civil parish in its own name. The parish is bordered on one side by the River Trent. The village Church of St Martin was extensively restored in 1885.[2]
Saundby Origin – Saun+by (+by – farmstead of) Danish origin, possibly when the Danes travelled inland up the River Idle and settled in the area). Saundby is a small hamlet adjoining Beckingham with a population of approximately 100.[3] Saundby was a village of farmstead and small holdings. At one point a cheese farm existed as a way of dealing with excess milk that arose when the school canteens were closed.
Population
The very small population of around 100 people[4] in Saundby has had little or no change in the last 50 years. The population was measured at 165 at the 2011 census.[5][6]
History
A worker with Eve Transmission, 33 year old Jeremy Dunn, fell to his death from an electrical 400kV transmission tower on Tuesday 22 June 1993, north of West Burton power station.[7][8] The electrical transmission line lies to the east of the village.
See also
References
- ^ "National Statistics". Lead Key Figures. Direct gov. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ "History or Beckingham and Saundby". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Vision of Britain". Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Civil parish population 2016". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_rate_page.jsp?u_id=10269805&c_id=10001043&data_theme=T_POP&id=0
- ^ Retford Times Thursday 23 December 1993, page 5
- ^ Retford Times Thursday 24 June 1993, page 1