Lambley, Nottinghamshire

Lambley is an English village and civil parish near Nottingham, England, hardly touched by urbanisation, as it lies in a green belt. The population recorded in the 2011 census was 1,247.[1] Its proximity to Nottingham (6.9 miles, 11.1 km) has tended to raise the price of its real estate.[2]

Lambley
Lambley Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	1,247 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK 62874 45298
Civil parish	Lambley
District	Gedling
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG4
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sherwood

Governance and environment

In local government, Lambley comes under Lambley Parish Council[3] and Gedling Borough Council.

The Lambley Dumbles are secluded places noted for their geology and ancient woodland rich in flowers and ferns. They are accessible along three marked village trails.[4]

Heritage

Toponomy

Lambley contains the Old English word, lamb, + lēah (Old English), a forest, wood, glade, clearing; (later) a pasture, meadow, and so "Lamb's meadow".[5][6][7]

History

Flint tools found in fields near Lambley point to Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement.[8] It is mentioned in Domesday Book (1086) as Lambeleia. John de Crumbewell, parson of Lambley, was given a pardon for outlawry in 1360.[9]

The parish church of Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building.[10] It has been designated "one of the few entirely Perpendicular village churches in Notts, all of a piece and of felicitous proportions tall and narrow, all the windows high and spacious." The only earlier section is some of the west tower (12th–13th century). The rebuilding was financed by Ralph, Lord Cromwell (see under Notable people).[11]

Nine men born in Lambley are reported to have died in action in the First World War.[12]

Notable people

In order of birth:

• Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (c. 1393–1456), Lord Treasurer of England to Henry VI responsible for submitting the first budget to Parliament, was born in the village and funded the building of much of the church.[11]
• Eric Martin (1925–2015), first-class cricketer for Nottinghamshire, was born in the village.
• David Glenn (living), plantsman and gardener, has named his Australian garden "Lambley" after his childhood home.
• Mark Spencer (born 1970), elected a Conservative MP for Sherwood in 2010, attended Lambley Primary School.

Transport

The nearest railway station is Lowdham, (3.4 miles, 5.5km) away on the Lincoln–Newark–Nottingham line.

There are occasional bus links with Nottingham, Arnold, Netherfield and nearby villages.[13]

The A6097 and A612 trunk roads pass through Lowdham.

Education

After year six, most pupils at Lambley Primary School transfer for secondary education to Colonel Frank Seely Academy in Calverton.[14] The most recent Ofsted report for Lambley Primary, in January 2014, rated it Good for pupil achievement, teaching quality, pupil behaviour and safety, and leadership and management. It had 109 pupils aged 4–11 at the time.[15] The school has a website.[16]

Amenities

Businesses in Lambley include a general store and others dealing with the motor trade, skiing equipment, bars and catering, accountancy, architecture, horticultural nursery, boarding kennels and caravan storage. There are two pubs: the Woodlark Inn and the Robin Hood Inn.

A crematorium, the fourth in Nottinghamshire, opened in 2017.[17]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
2. "Average house prices up in Nottinghamshire". 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
3. Lambley Village Retrieved 15 July 2017.
4. Map here. Lambley History Retrieved 14 July 2017.
5. J. A. Mawer, J. E. B. Gover and F. M. Stenton, eds, Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p. 171.
6. A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p. 212.
7. E. Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p. 284.
8. Lambley History Retrieved 14 July 2017.
9. Southwell Church History Retrieved 14 July 2017.
10. Official description. Southwell Church History Retrieved 14 July 2017.
11. Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire (London, 1951), pp. 91–92.
12. We Will Remember Retrieved 15 July 2017.
13. Timetables. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
14. "Lambley Primary School – Wikimapia". wikimapia.org.
15. Ofsted report Retrieved 15 July 2017.
16. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
17. First funeral to be held next week at new crematorium in Lambley Gedling Eye 3 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019

External links

• Lambley Community Website