Cotgrave

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Cotgrave
Cotgrave (Nottinghamshire)
Cotgrave

Cotgrave shown within Nottinghamshire
OS grid reference SK6435
District Rushcliffe
Shire county Nottinghamshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG12
Dialling code 0115
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Rushcliffe
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°54′N 1°02′W / 52.9, -1.04

For the lexicographer, see Randle Cotgrave

Cotgrave is a town in the borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, lying south east of Nottingham.

Its origins may be in the Iron age but a 6th century Anglo Saxon burial ground has been excavated at Mill Hill. There was certainly a Saxon church a century before the Norman invasion. The Roman road Fosse Way passes a mile to the East. Cotgrave is possible derived from "Cotta" (anglo saxon name and "Grave", (grove or thicket). The present substantial church, All Saints, dates from the twelfth century with several alterations and additions. An arson attack in 1996 caused considerable damage but the church is fully restored. On Scrimshire Lane, near the church, can be found an old wall riddled with small holes and providing a home for a large colony of stingless bees. Nearby is a graveyard that is unusually separated from the church by a road. The plague visited the village in 1637 killing 93 of the 500 population.

The town lies on the Grantham Canal, opened in 1797, but it did not grow until the discovery of coal in the area in about 1950. A colliery was established in 1960 with large numbers of miners & their families being relocated from other mining areas in England, especially the North East, to live on a large purpose built housing estate. The local economy was devastated with its closure in 1994 A move that left many former miners bitter as to their fate, like most Nottinghamshire mines Cotgrave continued working through the NUM declared UK miners' strike (1984-1985) however the view by many was that this allegiance to the then Conservative government was betrayed.

The extensive former mining area has been landscaped to form a country park.

Fortunately the local economy has improved considerably as Cotgrave is surrounded by an affluent area with low unemployment. Cotgrave now has a population of 7,373 people. It's sandwiched between the A52, A606 road, and A46. Nearby to the west is Tollerton and Nottingham Airport.

There is a small shopping parade called the precinct, with a Co-op, library, Fish and Chips shop, Chinese and Kebab shops as well as other retailers and a medical center. Near the parish church (All Saints) is a small Sainsbury's Local. Opposite the Cotgrave Welfare Club is the leisure centre. Cotgrave Welfare have a cricket and football team. There are two primary schools. The Cotgrave Candleby Lane School and the Cotgrave Church of England (Aided) Primary School.


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