Clifton Village, Nottinghamshire
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Clifton Village is a small community of approximately two hundred homes to the south of Nottingham
, England
. Visitors enter the village on a forked one-way system through the village green, linking houses to the A453 trunk road
which runs to the M1 motorway
in one direction and central Nottingham in the other.
The green houses a dovecote
, the Old Schoolhouse and the Village Hall, which was formerly a small school. The green hosts daffodils in the spring, and the occasional game of cricket
in the summer. Well-established trees shield the green from the A453.
A number of older properties lie along Village Road, which runs from the green to Clifton Hall
, the former aristocratic seat of the Clifton family and erstwhile Education
Department of Nottingham Trent University
. The Village church and Old Rectory
lie along the road, the latter being used as a home for the elderly until sale by the council in 2005. A number of thatched cottages and antique streetlamps also adorn the road.
More modern developments were undertaken between the 1970s to the 1990s. A small horseshoe of 1970s homes centres around Groveside Crescent, which are notable for varied Anglo-Dutch design, a number possessing very steep pitched roofs, and for being unusually well spaced out, a result of the imposition of a spacing requirement as an antidote to the perceived intensity of other local developments. 1990s developments of red brick houses centre around Farriers Green and a small private road, Alwood Grove.
A long, thin park lined with trees, referred to as the grove, runs behind the village. Once the main thoroughfare into Nottingham, this now provides pleasant walks with excellent views of the river and valley below a steep cliff. It links up with footpaths and bridleways to the Beeston wier, Barton in Farbis and Thrumpton, among other places, providing access to a nearby small nature reserve centred around a pond, Holme Pitt.
May Day
celebrations take place on the Green every year, organized by the Clifton Village Residents' Association.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Visitors enter the village on a forked one-way system through the village green, linking houses to the A453 trunk road
A453 road
The A453 road was formerly the main trunk road connecting the English cities of Nottingham and Birmingham. However, the middle section of this mainly single-carriageway road has largely been downgraded to B roads or unclassified roads following the construction of the parallel M42-A42 link around...
which runs to the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
in one direction and central Nottingham in the other.
The green houses a dovecote
Dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in...
, the Old Schoolhouse and the Village Hall, which was formerly a small school. The green hosts daffodils in the spring, and the occasional game of cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in the summer. Well-established trees shield the green from the A453.
A number of older properties lie along Village Road, which runs from the green to Clifton Hall
Clifton Hall, Nottingham
Clifton Hall is a country house in the village of Clifton, Nottinghamshire . As well as being a Grade I listed building, the hall is part of the Clifton Village Conservation Area. While the history of the place stretches back to the 11th century, the hall was remodelled in the late 18th century in...
, the former aristocratic seat of the Clifton family and erstwhile Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
Department of Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
. The Village church and Old Rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
lie along the road, the latter being used as a home for the elderly until sale by the council in 2005. A number of thatched cottages and antique streetlamps also adorn the road.
More modern developments were undertaken between the 1970s to the 1990s. A small horseshoe of 1970s homes centres around Groveside Crescent, which are notable for varied Anglo-Dutch design, a number possessing very steep pitched roofs, and for being unusually well spaced out, a result of the imposition of a spacing requirement as an antidote to the perceived intensity of other local developments. 1990s developments of red brick houses centre around Farriers Green and a small private road, Alwood Grove.
A long, thin park lined with trees, referred to as the grove, runs behind the village. Once the main thoroughfare into Nottingham, this now provides pleasant walks with excellent views of the river and valley below a steep cliff. It links up with footpaths and bridleways to the Beeston wier, Barton in Farbis and Thrumpton, among other places, providing access to a nearby small nature reserve centred around a pond, Holme Pitt.
May Day
May Day
May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures....
celebrations take place on the Green every year, organized by the Clifton Village Residents' Association.