Eaton, Nottinghamshire

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Eaton
Civil parish
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The Church of All Saints
Eaton, Nottinghamshire
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Eaton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2)
Population111 (2021)
•  Density 47/sq mi (18/km2)
OS grid reference SK711780
•  London 125 mi (201 km)  SE
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RETFORD
Postcode district DN22
Dialling code 01777
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
UK Parliament
Website www.gamstonwestdraytoneatonparishcouncil.co.uk
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UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°17′N0°56′W / 53.29°N 0.93°W / 53.29; -0.93

Eaton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.

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Geography

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 105, [1] increasing to 233 at the 2011 Census. [2] and 111 in 2021. [3] It is located 2 miles south of Retford, on the A638 road, the former Great North Road.

History

All Saints' Church was completely rebuilt in 1860 in Decorated style. [4]

1955 Gloster Meteor crash

On Friday 1 April 1955, Gloster Meteor 'WL474' crashed at Eaton Corner, 30 yards from the main road, now the A638. The Meteor aircraft was from RAF Gamston and RAF Worksop. Fire engines attended from Tuxford and Retford. The two aircrew were both killed. [5]

Education

Al Karam Secondary School was located in the village before its closure in 2014. It is now known as Jamia Al-Karam which now occupies the site.

Eaton Hall was a teacher training college from the 1940s until 1981, the Eaton Hall College of Education. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Area: Eaton CP (Parish)"". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. ↑ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Eaton (Bassetlaw) parish (E04007805)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 118. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. ↑ WL474
  6. ↑ Retford Times Friday 8 April 1955, page 1
  7. ↑ Retford Times Friday 15 April 1955, page 1
  8. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Friday 1 April 1955, page 9
  9. ↑ Retford Times Thursday 27 September 1990, page 18
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