Edwalton is an area within Rushcliffe in
Nottinghamshire
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, England. Originating from Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. Results from the 2021 census now indicates that the population has risen to 5,774.
History
One of the earliest mentions of Edwalton village is in the
Domesday Book
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where it features among lands given to
Hugh de Grandmesnil
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by
King William 1.
[''Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 779 ] This land required more than three
ploughs and consisted of of meadow.
After the marriage of the heir to West Bridgford's landowners, the Musters family, into the Chaworth family, the areas of West Bridgford and Edwalton were joined as West Bridgford Urban District and now as part of Rushcliffe Borough.
Civil parish
In 1931 the parish had a population of 290. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with West Bridgford.
Notable people
*
Arthur Richardson (1860–1936), a Nottinghamshire tea merchant, elected several times as a Liberal or Labour Member of Parliament, died in Edwalton.
*
Thomas Collins (1895–1964), a county cricketer for Nottinghamshire and Hampshire, died in Edwalton in 1964.
Property
While the official boundaries of Edwalton are uncertain, Boundary Road is commonly accepted as the division from West Bridgford.
Edwalton contains some of Nottingham's most expensive properties: Valley Road, Melton Road, Croft Road and Village Street include properties worth over a million pounds. Edwalton Hall, the largest, was once the residence of the Chaworth family and is now an exclusive complex of
mews houses and
apartments
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. For a time it became a hotel and restaurant, before being developed by
Crosby Homes
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History
Crosby Homes was established in the mid-1920s ...
. Today it includes a gym, swimming pool and
croquet
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Variations
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lawn. In recent years developers have laid out new housing estates in the area known locally as Sharphill Farm. These are primarily of high-specification family homes, with good road links for commuters.
Edwalton is varied architecturally. Landmark bespoke houses are common, but most of it is now composed of large housing estates, first built in the early 1950s, with subsequent estates added in the 1980s to the present day. Many council houses and flats were privately bought under the
Right to buy scheme of the 1980s. Only a small number now belong to
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. The borough also includes the towns of Bingh ...
Borough Council. Its housing stock passed in early 2003 to Spirita Housing Association. On 1 April 2012 Spirita was dissolved and ownership was taken over by Metropolitan Housing Association Group, based in London.
Plans to provide Edwalton with a parish council were rejected after a two-stage consultation process, culminating in a report issued in February 2014 by Rushcliffe Borough Council.
Edwalton has recently had an expansion which has led to a sharp population increase with several new build sites being built near the A52. Edwalton has also gained a new retail park which is situated off the A52 Wheatcroft Roundabout, this offers an
ALDI
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supermarket,
McDonalds,
Costa Coffee
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Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Sergio Costa (co ...
,
Subway,
Greggs
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, a pet shop and also a nursery school. The new
Porsche
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Centre Nottingham is now also located there within the retail park.
Facilities
Edwalton has a state primary school and a
golf course
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. There is also a general store, post office, newsagent, café, hair salon, pharmacy and a dog groomer within the main shopping area of Earlswood Drive.
The Anglican
Church of the Holy Rood, Edwalton is located on Village Street. Edwalton Community Church in Wellin Lane offers community services such as a pre-school, a toddlers group, a ladies' fellowship group and children's activities, and a "Blessings in a Box" scheme for the financially challenged.
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Bus transport
*Nottingham City Transport
** 5: Nottingham – West Bridgford – Edwalton
** 5A: Nottingham – West Bridgford – Edwalton
** 7: Nottingham – West Bridgford – Edwalton Fields
*Trentbarton
** 'The Keyworth': Nottingham Broadmarsh – West Bridgford – Edwalton – Tollerton – Plumtree – Keyworth
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*Centrebus
**'19': Nottingham - Trent Bridge - Melton Road - Tollerton - Melton Mowbray
See also
* Listed buildings in West Bridgford
References
External links
Churches:
Edwalton Community Church
Holy Rood church
Schools:
Edwalton Primary School
Amenities:
Golf Course
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Villages in Nottinghamshire
Former civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Rushcliffe