RUSHCLIFFE PARISH #30: EAST BRIDGFORD
East Bridgford - “Eastern Bridge Ford”
Quite possibly a village with the most obvious name derivation ever, this week we’re in East Bridgford, a settlement with a watery past, present and future. The River Trent flows past this rather large Nottinghamshire village which sits on the Rushcliffe side of Gunthorpe Bridge. East Bridgford was the location of the Gunthorpe Toll Bridge, part of which still stands alongside the Trent.
As for the village itself, that’s set out around a central playing field known as Butts Close which used to be a medieval archery practice ground. There were four manor houses around it, and basically its grown from there. East Bridgford was owned in Anglo Saxon times by Odincar, and after the Norman Conquest our good friend and channel favourite Roger de Busli acquired the Manor. Later, part was sold to William Deyncourt, who bequeathed it to a college of Oxford University. Even though there’s no ties to Oxford these days, that history is still evident in East Bridgford…if you know where to look.
This walk will take in three pubs - only one of which is still going, a church, two windmills, a village hall and lots and lots of housing. It’s most certainly a commuter settlement these days, and the proximity of the A46 and the A6097 do nothing to detract from its attractiveness.
Let’s get going again people!
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Blue Diamond:
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EBSC:
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Tennis Club:
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Village History:
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Reindeer Inn:
www.closedpubs...
Royal Oak:
www.nottingham...
Masons Arms:
ebogardens.co....
Demographics:
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Rightmove:
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Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
• Foxsnow
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
• Mickey's House
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
• Voices
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
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Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
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Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
• Helen Flunder - Angels...
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
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