Calverton
Parish in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.051, -1.099 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 60 50 |
| Population: | 6,868 |
Calverton is a sizeable village and civil parish in the borough of Gedling, Nottinghamshire, sitting roughly eight miles north of Nottingham. It combines a traditional high street of shops, pubs and community facilities with pockets of older stone cottages and more recent housing, and is edged by pleasant countryside and woodland with easy access to the wider Sherwood Forest area.
Historically an agricultural settlement that broadened through local trades in the 19th and 20th centuries, Calverton saw housing and employment grow with improved transport links and industry, so today it functions partly as a commuter village for Nottingham while retaining an active local community - village halls, clubs and annual events keep a strong social fabric alongside pockets of local heritage.
Postcode districts covering Calverton
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Derby 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Mansfield 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Chesterfield 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Loughborough 20.3 miles32.7 km
- West Bridgford 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Long Eaton 13.7 miles22 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Grantham 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Newark-on-Trent 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Worksop 18 miles29 km
- Ilkeston 10.3 miles16.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Calverton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Oxton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Woodborough Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Coppice Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Redhill Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Dumbles Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Bestwood St. Albans Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Epperstone Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Rainworth South & Blidworth Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Blidworth Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Papplewick Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Newstead Abbey Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Calverton
NG14 6FX, NG14 6PG, NG14 6QZ, NG14 6SU, NG14 6GD, NG14 6TG, NG14 6RW, NG14 6JF, NG14 6SY … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 30 miles48.3 km
- Hucknall 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Lowdham Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Nottingham Bus Station 7.5 miles12 km
Hotels near Calverton Ad
- Woodborough Hall 4 2.3 miles3.6 km
- The Springfield Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Nottingham - Gateway 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Bowman by Greene King Inns 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Heritage Mews 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Bestwood Lodge 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Leonardo Hotel Nottingham 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Best Western Plus Nottingham City Centre 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Holiday Inn Nottingham 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Calverton
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondary
- Manor Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Salterford House School Independent - all ages
- Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School Primary
- St Wilfrid's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Field Mill Stadium 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Meadow Lane Stadium 7.7 miles12.3 km
- City Ground Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 8 miles12.9 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 9 miles14.5 km
- Dukes Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Kelham Hills Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Clifton Hall Country house 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 11.7 miles18.8 km