Burton Joyce

Coordinates: 52°59′17″N 1°02′10″W / 52.988°N 1.036°W / 52.988; -1.036
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Burton Joyce
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG14
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.burtonjoyceparish​council.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
52°59′17″N 1°02′10″W / 52.988°N 1.036°W / 52.988; -1.036

Burton Joyce (

ward
of Gedling, with two councillors.

History

Early history

There is archaeological evidence such as a blade implement and

their invasion of Britain in 43 AD under Vespasian.[5][9] Such was not uncommon in other hill forts of the Iron Age, with Maiden Castle and Hod Hill, both in Dorset, later occupied by Romans as strategic military bases.[10]

Middle ages

The

Anglo-Saxon times.[11] Little is known of the original church, except that reclaimed skerry stone was used to build the north aisle of the village's current St Helen's Church by Norman settlers. The aisle, unusually wide for its time, is thought to represent a much larger structure than customary in that period.[12]

Restoration of the building in the 13th or early 14th century included a southward extension and rebuilding of the

Lord of the Manor would become Sheriff of Nottingham in 1331.[13] He was granted 20 oak trees on the King's behalf in 1307 and may have used the timber to benefit the church, which at the time was dedicated to St Oswald.[12] Taking ownership of the Burton settlement, Robert added his surname to the village name, which became Burton Jorz and eventually Burton Joyce.[13]

Following

Augustinian monks purchased the rights to handle many of the church's affairs for the considerable sum of £20; responsibilities included maintenance of the chancel and payment of the Vicar (the latter an obligation until the Reformation).[12]

Early modern

Burton Joyce's history in the

agricultural labourers, who numbered about 150 in the 17th century, rising to 447 according to the 1801 census.[12]

The village church, re-dedicated to

Presbyterians in a report to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Herring.[12]

Education

On 1 January 1828, lessons in English, French, Latin, writing and arithmetic were made available to boys aged 4–8 at a then substantial price of £15 per annum by Mrs and Miss Fletcher.

guineas.[20]

Notable residents

In sport, notables from Burton Joyce include Derbyshire County Cricket Club batsman John Cartledge (1855–1907).[21] His only Test match appearance was cut short by Burton Joyce-born Alfred Shaw (1842–1907) in 1878.[22][13] Shaw was an eminent cricketer known for his captaincy of England in four Test matches on an all-professional tour of Australia in 1881–1882.[23] \ Media figures include

Matthew Horne (born 1978), best known for a leading role in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey.[27] The comedian Sarah Keyworth
(born 1993) also hails from Burton Joyce.

Other figures of note are the

First World War Victoria Cross, had been licensed in 1899 as a curate to the village.[30]

Transport

The village has regular bus links with Nottingham, Lowdham and Southwell.[31][32][33][34][35]

East Midlands Railway serves Burton Joyce railway station in the direction of Nottingham/Derby/Matlock/Leicester and of Newark/Lincoln.[36]

See also

References

Notes

  1. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Burton Joyce Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Lithic implement". Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ^ "About – The Burton Joyce Village Plan". The Burton Joyce Village Plan. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Ancient History and Archaeology of Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire". Archaeology UK. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Burton Joyce Heritage Trail #1" (PDF). Burton Joyce & Bulcote Local History Society. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ^ "A History of Nottinghamshire: Burton Joyce, Lowdham, and Gonalstone Spittal". Nottinghamshire History. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Burton Lodge Hillfort, Nottinghamshire". Historic England. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Burton Lodge Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. ^ "British History Timeline". BBC History. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Burton Joyce". British History Online. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Burton Joyce – History". Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  13. ^ a b c "Burton Joyce Heritage Trail #3" (PDF). Burton Joyce & Bulcote Local History Society. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  14. ^ a b c "Burton Joyce Heritage Trail #2" (PDF). Burton Joyce & Bulcote Local History Society. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Landmarks: Nottinghamshire's lost great houses". Nottingham Post. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Burton Joyce Local History Group 1978, p. 39
  17. ^ Burton Joyce Local History Group 1978, p. 40
  18. ^ "Inflation Calculator". Bank of England. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Preparatory School for Young Gentlemen, from 4 to 8 Years of Age". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser. 7 December 1827. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ "Churchwardens for 1873". Bristol Mercury. 19 April 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ "John Cartledge". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Derbyshire v All England Eleven in 1878". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  23. ^ Simon Wilde"Wisden – Too good too soon". ESPN Cricinfo. 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Jack Kitchin – IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  25. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74583. Retrieved 2 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  26. ^ "Not always been sunshine in Sherrie's life of laughter". Nottingham Post. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  27. ^ "Mathew Horne's Nottingham – in pictures". The Guardian. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  28. ^ "Milne Memorial". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  29. ^ "Hall, Ronald Acott". Who was Who. A & C Black. April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  30. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
    . May 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  31. ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 26 on Lilac Line". www.nctx.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  32. ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 26C on Lilac Line". www.nctx.co.uk.
  33. ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 100 on Pathfinder Line". www.nctx.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  34. ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service N100 on Pathfinder Line". www.nctx.co.uk.
  35. ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service L75 ran by Nottsbus Connect" (PDF). www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk.
  36. ^ National Rail Retrieved 10 March 2018.

Bibliography

  • Burton Joyce Local History Group (1978). Burton Joyce & Bulcote: studies in the history of two Trent Valley villages.
    OCLC 612326855
    .

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