- Awsworth
infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=The crossroads
latitude= 52.99
longitude=-1.28
official_name =Awsworth
population =
shire_district=
shire_county=Nottinghamshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town=
postcode_district = NG16 2QH
postcode_area=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= SK4843Awsworth is a village and
civil parish in theBroxtowe district ofNottinghamshire ,England . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,266. The village is near the edge of the Greater Nottingham area, between Kimberley andIlkeston ,Derbyshire .Awsworth once had a station on the Great Northern (later LNER) line from
Nottingham toDerby which crossed theErewash Valley toIlkeston over theBennerley Viaduct , closed in September 1964. At Awsworth Junction, a short distance to the east, a branch line curved away northwards toPinxton . This line closed in January 1963. Near the junction it crossed aviaduct almost half a mile in length across the Giltbrook valley, known variously as Awsworth Viaduct, Giltbrook Viaduct, Kimberley Viaduct, but more commonly in the local area as the "Forty Bridges," though the actual combined number of arches and girder spans was 43. Thisviaduct is no more but the Bennerley Viaduct is still in place.Ainsworth has been a civil parish since 1894. [ [http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/doubleday/awsworth.htm History of Awsworth] , accessed
13 August 2008 ]References
Further reading
* Lee, J.M., (2006) "A Brief History of Awsworth"
External links
* [http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index/comm/comm_parishes/parishes-awsworth.htm Awsworth Parish Council]
* [http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/doubleday/awsworth.htm History of Awsworth]
* [http://www.awsworthhistory.org.uk Awsworth and District History Society] A new society formed in 2007 that meets at the Village Hall and the Gate Inn with guest speakers throughout the season.
* [http://www.awsworthcc.co.uk Awsworth Cricket Club]
* [http://www.awsworthscouts.org.uk Awsworth Scouts]
* [http://www.partyontherec2.co.uk Party On The Rec 2 | Awsworth Summer Carnival]
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