Jacksdale

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Jacksdale
Jacksdale (Nottinghamshire)
Jacksdale

Jacksdale shown within Nottinghamshire
OS grid reference SK447516
District Ashfield
Shire county Nottinghamshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG16
Dialling code 01773
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Ashfield
List of places: UKEnglandNottinghamshire

Coordinates: 53°03′35″N 1°20′04″W / 53.05979, -1.33448

Jacksdale is a small village that lies approximately 100 metres from the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. Neighbouring villages include Selston, Brinsley, Pye Hill and Ironville. Jacksdale and Westwood are interlinking villages, although houses in Westwood are usually referred to as "newer" as 86% of housing in Jacksdale is pre-1918.

Local amenities include a Post Office, supermarket, licensed newsagents, chemist, two hair salons, estate agency and lettings agency, decorating supplies, hardware and motorparts outlet, betting shop, garage, Butchers, Newsagent, Library, Miner's Welfare, tea rooms, schools, Internet Cafe, Chinese restaurant, 'Community Centre', chip shop, Dentist, Doctors surgery, Garden centre, Sign maker, flower shop and tanning salon.

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[edit] Claim to fame

Kate Beckinsale's half-sister, the actress Samantha Beckinsale, daughter of Richard Beckinsale from the popular BBC sitcom Porridge, was born in Jacksdale. John F. Kennedy, former U.S. president, once visited a farm in Jacksdale where he stayed whilst visiting his sister at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, John Newbold was born and raised in Jacksdale.

[edit] Jacksdale Primary School

Jacksdale Primary School is the village school.

Jacksdale Primary School English average
English results 69% 78%
Mathematics results 75% 74%
Science results 86% 86%
Value added measure 99.6% 100%
* Results for test taken in June, 2004

[edit] Statistics

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  • Burglary dwelling offences: 16
  • Theft of a motor vehicle offences: 6
  • Households: 46,900
  • Population:114,200
  • MP: Geoff Hoon, Labour Party

Crime statistics are per 1,000 of the population within the local authority area.**

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