Saundby

Saundby is a hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire two miles west of Gainsborough. Although it comes under Beckingham cum Saundby parish council, by 2011 it had become a separate civil parish in its own right. The parish is bordered on one side by the River Trent. The village Church of St Martin was extensively restored in 1885.[1]

For the British Air Marshal, see Robert Saundby.

Saundby
Hamlet and civil parish
St Martin's church, Saundby
Parish map
Saundby
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area2.24 sq mi (5.8 km2)
Population88 (2021)
• Density39/sq mi (15/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 7854587981
• London130 mi (210 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRetford
Postcode districtDN22
Dialling code01427
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.beckinghamcum​saundby-pc.gov.uk

Profile

Saundby Origin – Saun+by (+by – farmstead of) Danish origin, possibly when the Danes travelled inland up the River Idle and settled in the area). Saundby is a small hamlet adjoining Beckingham with a population reported in the census of 2021 of 88.[2][3] Saundby was a village of farmstead and small holdings. At one point a cheese farm existed as a way of dealing with excess milk that arose when the school canteens were closed.

Population

The very small population of around 100 people[4] in Saundby has had little or no change in the last 50 years. The population was measured at 165 at the 2011 census (including Beckingham),[5][6] and 88 for the 2021 census.[3]

History

A worker with Eve Transmission, 33 year old Jeremy Dunn, fell to his death from an electrical 400kV transmission tower on Tuesday 22 June 1993, north of West Burton power station.[7][8] The electrical transmission line lies to the east of the village.

See also

References
  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  2. "History or Beckingham and Saundby". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Saundby parish (E04007833)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. "Vision of Britain". Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. "Civil parish population 2016". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  6. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_rate_page.jsp?u_id=10269805&c_id=10001043&data_theme=T_POP&id=0
  7. Retford Times Thursday 23 December 1993, page 5
  8. Retford Times Thursday 24 June 1993, page 1

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