Gamston, Rushcliffe

Not to be confused with Gamston, Bassetlaw, near Retford.

Gamston
Village and civil parish
Grantham Canal at Gamston
Gamston Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	0.55 sq mi (1.4 km^2)
Population	2,173 (2021)
• Density	3,951/sq mi (1,525/km^2)
OS grid reference	SK 60500 36590
• London	105 mi (169 km) SSE
District	Rushcliffe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG2
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rushcliffe
Website	www.holmepierrepontandgamstonpc.org.uk

Gamston is a village, civil parish and suburb of West Bridgford, in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Nottingham, and the same distance east of West Bridgford. The population as of 2021 census was 2,173.

Administration

The parish of Gamston comes under Holme Pierrepont and Gamston Parish Council.[1] Gamston is split into Gamston North and Gamston South wards of Rushcliffe Borough Council; Gamston North includes Holme Pierrepont And Gamston Parish Council. The parish contains the villages of Holme Pierrepont and Edwalton. The population of this ward also taken at the 2011 Census was 5,337.[2] It is one of the nine wards in West Bridgford.[3]

The border between Gamston and Edwalton exists at the junction of Beckside, Melton Gardens and Alford Road. The West Bridgford border however is somewhat harder to ascertain, although the Grantham Canal provides a partial boundary to the north-west of the village.

Population

• 1801 – 97
• 1851 – 124
• 1901 – 96

The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,164,[4] increasing marginally to 2,173 residents at the 2021 census.[5]

Most of the homes in Gamston were built since the 1980s as part of the expansion of West Bridgford.[6] The homes range from 2 bed bungalows and one bed terraces to 5 bedroomed family homes.

Education

Local secondary schools and colleges include Rushcliffe School, West Bridgford Comprehensive and Central College Nottingham, although none of these are located in Gamston. Local primary schools include Pierrepont Gamston School, Edwalton Primary School in Edwalton and Abbey Road Primary School in West Bridgford.

Facilities

In 2009, Gamston was proposed as the site for a 45,000 seat football stadium, to host games in the 2018 World Cup and Nottingham Forest football club, who have played at the City Ground in West Bridgford since 1898. Previous suggested sites included nearby Holme Pierrepont.[7]

• "The Gamston Lock" which is on the edge of Gamston, prior to being rebuilt due to a large fire on 7 December 2013, the pub was called "The Bridge at Gamston".
• It has a small park on Ambleside.
• Gamston has many paths by Grantham Canal to walk on.
• Gamston has a Hospital named Lings Bar Hospital, which is a small Hospital with three elderly rehab wards, a dialysis unit and a community hospital.[8]

Bus Services

Nottingham City Transport

6: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - West Bridgford - Gordon Road - Alford Road - Gamston

11A Nottingham - Meadows - Trent Bridge - Lady Bay - Ambleside - Gamston

Trent Barton

The Cotgrave: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - West Bridgford - Radcliffe Road - Cotgrave

Mainline: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - West Bridgford - Radcliffe Road - Radcliffe - Bingham

Rushcliffe Villager: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - West Bridgford - Radcliffe Road - Radcliffe - Shelton - Gunthorpe - Newton - Bingham

Central Connect

90/92: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - Radcliffe Road - Bingham - Farndon - Newark

Nottingham County Council

33: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - West Bridgford - Ambleside - Gamston - Tollerton - Cotgrave - Upper Saxondale - Radcliffe

References

1. "Welcome to Holme Pierrepont & Gamston PC". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
2. "Rushcliffe ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
3. "Gamston ward and parish". Rushcliffe Borough Council. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
4. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
5. UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Gamston (Rushcliffe) parish (E04007977)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. Hughes, Lynette; Buffery, Steve (24 August 2006). "Nottingham-Derby Green Belt Review" (PDF). East Midlands Regional Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
7. World Cup stadium plan unveiled
8. "Overview - Lings Bar Hospital - NHS".

External links

• Holme Pierrepont & Gamston Parish Council website

Churches:

• St. Lukes – Church of England (West Bridgford)