Hucknall
Hucknall, which used to be called Hucknall Torkard, is an English town near Nottingham. It is mostly a dormitory town for Nottingham. It is 11 km (7 mi) north of Nottingham.[2] It is the final resting place of Lord Byron, an English poet and Greek War of Independence leader,[3] and Ada Lovelace, a famous mathematician and programmer.[4]
| Hucknall | |
 Tram 212 at Hucknall in the first week of operation of modern trams (March 2004) |
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| Area | 7.913 km2 (3.055 sq mi) |
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| Population | 32,107 (2011 census)[1] |
| - Density | 4,058/km2 (10,510/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SK 53434 49300 |
| District | Ashfield |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode district | NG15 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sherwood |
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Hucknall Media
Hucknall Coffee Tavern and Institute On High Street. Commissioned as an alternative to the town centre public houses, it is the work of Nottingham based architect Watson Fothergill.*The ground floor is much altered for retail use and rendering has been applied covering what undoubtedly would have been bare and banded brickwork.
Bronze statue commemorating the lost mining industry, to be seen near Hucknall tram and railway station. The main figure is on top of a Davy lamp, whilst another collier is depicted hewing coal inside the lamp glass.
St Mary Magdalene church is the final resting place of Lord Byron and his daughter, Ada Lovelace.
References
- ↑ Brinkhoff, Thomas (7 July 2013). "Arnold (Nottinghamshire)". City Population. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey website[dead link]
- ↑ Pevsner, N. (1951) Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin; pp. 85–86
- ↑ St. Mary Magdelene parish church Archived 2019-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 25 September 2008.
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