Toton

Infobox UK place
official_name= Toton
country= England
region= East Midlands
population=
os_grid_reference=
latitude= 52.90740
longitude= -1.25652
map_type = Nottinghamshire
post_town= NOTTINGHAM
postcode_area= NG
postcode_district= NG9
dial_code= 0115
constituency_westminster= Broxtowe
civil_parish=
shire_district= Broxtowe
shire_county=Nottinghamshire

Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire, located southwest of Nottingham. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham urban area, and is in the Borough of Broxtowe. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935.It is predominantly residential, although it does have a large Tesco store and one of the main entrances to Chetwynd Barracks, which forms a boundary to the east, with the Midland Railway and Toton sidings as a boundary to the west.

Geography

Toton is sometimes considered to be a part of Beeston, and postal addresses use Beeston as the town name. Other nearby places include Chilwell, Stapleford, Attenborough and Long Eaton.

History

Although the village of Toton has existed since at least Norman times, little is known of its history. Few old buildings remain, and most housing is twentieth century. The town grew principally because of Toton Sidings (see Toton Traction Maintenance Depot), a huge marshalling yard of the Midland Railway, where coal from the Nottinghamshire Coal Field would be sorted before being sent to the rest of the United Kingdom. The site is popular with railway enthusiasts, who can often be seen with cameras and binoculars,fact|date = August 2007 viewing the sidings from the nearby A52, and the nearby bank, which gives a view of most of the depot.

Churches

Toton has three churches: St. Peters (Church of England), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) and a Methodist Hall

Pubs

'The Cornmill' is a modern pub on Swiney Way, between Chilwell and Toton.

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