Radcliffe on Trent

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.95
longitude= -1.04
map_type = Nottinghamshire
official_name= Radcliffe on Trent
population = 8,000 (approx.)
shire_district= Rushcliffe
shire_county = Nottinghamshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster= Rushcliffe
post_town= NOTTINGHAM
postcode_district = NG12
postcode_area= NG
dial_code= 0115
os_grid_reference= SK649388

Radcliffe on Trent is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire

Location

It has a population of around 8,000. [cite web|url= http://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/doc.asp?cat=8883 |title= Parish Councils: names and addresses |work= Rushcliffe Borough Council |accessdate= 2007-05-24 ] It is to the east of Nottingham, and is close to but not quite part of the Greater Nottingham built-up area. However, the Greater Nottingham Partnership considers the whole of Rushcliffe to be part of the Greater Nottingham conurbation. The village is situated on the south bank and cliff overlooking the River Trent, from which the village derives part of its name. The "Rad" part is a corruption of the Old English for red, in reference to the dark red colour of the cliffs, which are formed of Triassic red shale, with gypsum banding. Nearby places are Shelford, East Bridgford, Holme Pierrepont and Stoke Bardolph. To the South East of the Parish lies the former Saxondale Hospital which has recently been redeveloped into approximately 350 dwellings and renamed as Upper Saxondale.

The village sits mainly on the northern side of the major, east-west, A52 trunk road. It is through this road that Radcliffe is best known: at its western end it forms the eponymous "Radcliffe Road" which runs along the north-eastern edge of Trent Bridge cricket ground. Radcliffe is relatively unusual among Rushcliffe villages in having its own railway station, connecting the village to Nottingham in the west and Grantham to the east. The village is also served by the Trent Barton bus company, who run services into Nottingham once every 15 minutes on weekdays.

Places of Worship

The village population is large enough to support Anglican, Roman Catholic and Methodist churches.

The Anglican church is St. Mary's.

Recreation

The village boasts a number of community spaces, such as the Cliff Walk (which takes you along the river to nearby Shelford village), the Memorial Park, a recreation ground and skate park, and a complex of sports fields at the eastern end of the village. There is a lively amateur dramatics group who stage regular productions at The Grange Hall, as well as numerous other clubs and associations.

It has local branches of both the Boys' Brigade and Scouts. The village also possesses five public houses, as well as football, golf and cricket clubs. In 1999 the village was twinned with a french town Bussy-St-Georges, which is situated east of Paris. Radcliffe is also well endowed with educational institutions, with two primary schools and a medium sized secondary: Dayncourt School.

Nineteenth century Nottinghamshire and England cricket captain George Parr was born and died in the village. He also played for the Radcliffe on Trent Cricket Club. Evidence of the Parr family's long association with Radcliffe can be seen in a number of street and building names.

Not to be confused with...

Radcliffe on Trent is not to be confused with Ratcliffe on Soar and its associated power station, which is also in Nottinghamshire.

References

Bibliography

*cite book |last= Priestland |first= Pamela (ed.) |authorlink= Pamela Priestland |title= Radcliffe-on-Trent: 1837-1920 |year= 1989 |publisher= Ashbracken |location= |isbn= 978-1872356006
*cite book |last= Priestland |first= Pamela (ed.) |authorlink= Pamela Priestland |title= Radcliffe-on-Trent: 1710-1837 |year= 1990 |publisher= Ashbracken |location= |isbn= 978-1872356013

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.rotpc.com Parish council]
* [http://www.radcliffe-twinning.org.uk Twinning website]
* [http://www.stmarysradcliffe.org St Mary's church]
* [http://www.radcliffeontrentgc.co.uk/home.html Golf club]
* [http://www.radcliffecc.org.uk Cricket club]
* [http://www.radcliffeas.8m.net/ Angling society]
* [http://www.radcliffeontrentmalevoicechoir.org Male Voice Choir]
* [http://www.radventures.org.uk Arts & Performance Events]