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Elkesley is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 805,[1] increasing to 822 at the 2011 Census.[2] It is located 6 miles south of Retford.

Elkesley
St Giles' Church, Elkesley
Elkesley Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	822 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK688755
District	Bassetlaw
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RETFORD
Postcode district	DN22
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53.27°N 0.97°W / 53.27; -0.97

The parish church of St Giles was built c. 1300 in Decorated style, and was partially reconstructed in 1845.[3] There is also a pub in Elkesley named the Robin Hood and also a small shop and a primary school, which in January 2008, 82 pupils attended.^{[citation needed]}

Toponymy

Elkesley seems to contain the Old English personal name, Ealac', + lēah (Old English) a forest, wood, glade, clearing; (later) a pasture, meadow., so 'Ealac's wood/clearing'.[4]

A1 road

Elkesley is highly unusual in that it is only accessible by a dual carriageway, the A1 road.[5][6] The residents have been campaigning for a bridge for over twenty years.^{[citation needed]}

The Highways Agency (HA) has acknowledged that access to and from the village is difficult and implemented a temporary speed limit of 50 mph in the 1990s.[6] The HA started a consultation in 2005, with an exhibition held at Elkesley village hall in February 2008. A Public Inquiry was planned for 2010 but postponed pending the outcome of the Spending Review.[6]

In 2013, construction began on a bridge connecting Elkesley to the A1 road. It opened in mid-late 2015.

References

External links

Media related to Elkesley at Wikimedia Commons

• Elkesley Village Website

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