Lound, Nottinghamshire

Lound is a village in Nottinghamshire four miles north of Retford, it has a population of 493^[1]. The village is of Danish origin dating from the 8th century with a street running along the spine of the village. The oldest houses are tofts which are endways on to the street with strips of land running back from the road^[2]. Nearby villages are Sutton cum Lound and Mattersey. Lound is situated on a rise of land next to the flood plain of the river Idle. This has created large deposits of sand and gravel on the east side of the village^[3]. Lound has a broad range of activities with water skiing, football, fishing, horse riding, walking, bird watching and pétanque. Some of these are situated in and around the open waters created by sand and gravel workings. Wetlands Wildfowl Reserve is situated on the outskirts of the village and there are also reserves belonging to Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Daneshill Lakes recreation area nearby. The Lound Bird Club [1] is active in recording bird life using the gravel quarries and surrounding woodland and farmland in this section of the River Idle Valley. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust[2] has recently extended its ownership at its Idle Valley Reserve and runs a wide ranging programme of community focussed events from the Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre operated by North Nottinghamshire College. This facility offers a wide range or training courses.

1. ^ UK census 2001
2. ^ Lound, An Essay in Local History, Tony Storey, 1977
3. ^ Lound Village Design Statement

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