Toton

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Map sources for Toton at grid reference SK501347

Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire located southwest of Nottingham. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham urban area, and is in the Broxtowe borough. It is predominantly residential, although it does have a large Tesco store, and one of the main entrances to Chetwynd Barracks, which forms a natural boundary to the East, with the Midland Railway and Toton sidings as a boundary to the West.

Toton is sometimes considered to be a part of Beeston, and postal addresses use Beeston as the town name, not altogether popular with local residents. Other nearby places are Chilwell, Stapleford, Attenborough and Long Eaton.

Although the village of Toton has existed since at least Norman times, little of note is known in it’s history. Few old buildings remain, and most housing is twentieth century. The town grew principally because of Toton Sidings (see Toton Traction Maintenance Depot), a huge marshalling yard of the Midland Railway, where coal from the Nottinghamshire Coal Field would be sorted before being sent to the rest of the United Kingdom. The site is popular with railway enthusiasts, who can often be seen with cameras and binoculars, viewing the sidings from the nearby A52.

Toton has a C of E church - St Peters and a Methodist hall, there is also a Mormon church in the area.

Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire
Unitary authorities:	Nottingham
Boroughs/Districts:	Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Broxtowe • Gedling • Mansfield • Newark and Sherwood • Rushcliffe
Cities/Towns:	Arnold • Beeston • Blidworth • Carlton • Cotgrave • Eastwood • Hucknall • Kimberley • Kirkby-in-Ashfield • Mansfield • Mansfield Woodhouse • Newark • Nottingham • Rainworth • Retford • Ruddington • Stapleford • Southwell • Sutton-in-Ashfield • West Bridgford • Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire