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)
Hucknall
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area7.913 km2 (3.055 sq mi)
Population32,107 (2011 census)[1]
 Density4,058/km2 (10,510/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSK 53434 49300
District
  • Ashfield
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNottingham
Postcode districtNG15
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Sherwood

References

  1. Brinkhoff, Thomas (7 July 2013). "Arnold (Nottinghamshire)". City Population. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey website
  3. Pevsner, N. (1951) Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin; pp. 85–86
  4. St. Mary Magdelene parish church Archived 2019-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 25 September 2008.




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