Eaton, Nottinghamshire
| Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 The Church of All Saints | |
  Eaton Location within Nottinghamshire | |
 Interactive map of Eaton | |
| Area | 2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| Population | 111 (2021) |
| • Density | 47/sq mi (18/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK711780 |
| • London | 125 mi (201 km) SE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RETFORD |
| Postcode district | DN22 |
| Dialling code | 01777 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www.gamstonwestdrayton |
Eaton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.
Geography
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 105,[1] increasing to 233 at the 2011 Census.[2] and 111 in 2021.[3] It is located 2 miles south of Retford, on the A638 road, the former Great North Road.
History
All Saints' Church was completely rebuilt in 1860 in Decorated style.[4]
1955 Gloster Meteor crash
On Friday 1 April 1955, Gloster Meteor 'WL474' crashed at Eaton Corner, 30 yards from the main road, now the A638. The Meteor aircraft was from RAF Gamston and RAF Worksop. Fire engines attended from Tuxford and Retford. The two aircrew were both killed.[5]
- Flying Officer Stanley Thomas Jenkins, aged 26, was an instructor, and lived at 61 Sandhurst Avenue in Mansfield, originally from Tamworth, Staffordshire, attended the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, one of three brothers who joined the RAF, one was killed during the war, and the other was a squadron leader. His wife Jean was a nurse at Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital in Mansfield.[6][7]
- Pilot Officer Duncan Herbert Moffat, aged 28, of 100 Old Fosse Road in Somerset[8]
Education
Al Karam Secondary School was located in the village before its closure in 2014. It is now known as Jamia Al-Karam which now occupies the site.
Eaton Hall was a teacher training college from the 1940s until 1981, the Eaton Hall College of Education.[9]
See also
References
- ^""Area: Eaton CP (Parish)"". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Eaton (Bassetlaw) parish (E04007805)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 118. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^WL474
- ^Retford Times Friday 8 April 1955, page 1
- ^Retford Times Friday 15 April 1955, page 1
- ^Nottingham Evening Post Friday 1 April 1955, page 9
- ^Retford Times Thursday 27 September 1990, page 18
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