Linby
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
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::summary Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| static_image_name | Top Cross, Linby - geograph.org.uk - 431534.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Top Cross, Linby |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Linby |
| population | 676 |
| population_ref | (2021) |
| shire_district | Gedling |
| shire_county | Nottinghamshire |
| region | East Midlands |
| constituency_westminster | Sherwood |
| post_town | NOTTINGHAM |
| postcode_district | NG15 |
| postcode_area | NG |
| dial_code | 0115 |
| os_grid_reference | SK 535510 |
| type | Village and civil parish |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 12 |
| mapframe-point | none |
| static_image_2_caption | Parish map |
| area_total_sq_mi | 1.43 |
| london_distance_mi | 115 |
| london_direction | SSE |
| website | |
| :: |
| country = England | static_image_name = Top Cross, Linby - geograph.org.uk - 431534.jpg | static_image_caption = Top Cross, Linby | coordinates = | official_name = Linby | population = 676 | population_ref = (2021) | shire_district = Gedling | shire_county = Nottinghamshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Sherwood | post_town = NOTTINGHAM | postcode_district = NG15 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = 0115 | os_grid_reference = SK 535510 | type = Village and civil parish | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 12 | mapframe-point = none | static_image_2_caption = Parish map | area_total_sq_mi = 1.43 | london_distance_mi = 115 | london_direction = SSE | website =
Linby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The nearest town is Hucknall which is immediately to the south-west. increasing to 676 at the 2021 census.
History
In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Linby:
The local parish church is dedicated to St. Michael and is a Grade II* listed building. Containing a number of features which date to the 13th century, the church has been extended several times, including restorations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
There are two crosses in the village. The "Top Cross", a Grade II listed structure, is dated to the 14th century and was restored in the late 19th century. The "Bottom Cross" is inscribed with the date 1663, and may have been dedicated to the restoration of King Charles II.
Linby won Nottinghamshire's "best kept village" award in 2013.
Administration
From 1894 to 1974 the village was part of Basford Rural District. It was then transferred to Gedling Borough. However, a small part of the parish had been transferred to Hucknall Urban District Council in 1935.
Linby is included in the Hidden Valleys area of Nottinghamshire.
Transport
The Linby Trail is a 2 km stretch of the National Cycle Route starting at the village and finishing at nearby Newstead Village.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Linby_(Leen_Valley)_Southbound_freight_passing_under_the_Great_Central_main_line_geograph-2294604-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg" caption="The ex-Great Northern Leen Valley line at Linby where it passed beneath the ex-Great Central Main Line" alt="The ex-Great Northern Leen Valley line at Linby whare it passed beneath the ex-Great Central Main Line"] ::
Three railway lines once passed through Linby, with stations on two of them. The first was the Midland Railway (later part of the LMS) line from Nottingham to Mansfield and Worksop, closed to passengers on 12 October 1964 though partly retained as a freight route serving collieries at Annesley. In the 1990s this line was reopened to passengers in stages, the section through Linby in 1993, but Linby station did not reopen with it.
The second line was the Great Northern Railway (later part of the LNER) route serving many of the same places as the Midland. It closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 but remained in use for freight until 25 March 1968. The Linby station on this line had closed long before, on 1 July 1916.
The third line was the Great Central Railway (also later part of the LNER), the last main line ever built from the north of England to London, opened on 15 March 1899. The stretch through Linby (which crossed over both the other lines), closed completely on 5 September 1966, but there had never been a Linby station on this line.
Sports
The village has a football team, Linby Colliery F.C. of the
References
References
- (2014). "Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 120 ''Mansfield & Worksop (Sherwood Forest)''". Ordnance Survey.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
- "Linby parish".
- "A Vision of Britain Through Time: Linby". GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth.
- "Church Of St Michael, Linby". Historic England.
- "Welcome to Linby Village". Linby Parish Council.
- "Top Cross, Linby". Historic England.
- "Bottom Cross, Linby". Historic England.
- (20 December 2013). "Linby homes plans would 'destroy' village, parish council fears". BBC.
- "Basford Rural District at Vision of Britain - Relationships / unit history of BASFORD". A Vision of Britain Through Time.
- (11 October 2018). "Linby Colliery Welfare FC to unveil brand new playing surface at Church Lane". Nottinghamshire FA.
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