{{short description|Village and civil parish in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England}} {{for|the surname|Nuthall (surname)}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|52.995|-1.234|display=inline,title|scale:25000}} | static_image_name = St Patrick's Church in Nuthall - geograph.org.uk - 7898615.jpg | static_image_caption = St Patrick's Church | map_type = Nottinghamshire | population = 6,583 | population_ref = (2021) | official_name = Nuthall | shire_district = Borough of Broxtowe | shire_county = Nottinghamshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Nottingham North and Kimberley | post_town = NOTTINGHAM | postcode_district = NG16 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = 0115 | os_grid_reference = SK 51407 44494 | type = Village and civil parish | static_image_2_caption = Parish map | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 12 | mapframe-point = none | area_total_sq_mi = 2.1 | london_direction = SSE | london_distance_mi = 110 | website = {{url|https://www.nuthallparishcouncil.co.uk|www.nuthallparish{{wbr}}council.co.uk}} | parts = {{unbulleted list|Mornington|Horsendale|Larkfields|Hempshill}} }}
'''Nuthall''' /nʊtɔ:l/ is a village and civil parish located in Nottinghamshire, England, neighbouring Kimberley, Watnall, Cinderhill and Basford. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 census was 6,583,<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007861|title=Nuthall parish|accessdate=25 January 2024}}</ref> an increase from 6,311 of the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127168&c=Nuthall&d=16&e=62&g=6456743&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1460555650938&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> It is part of the borough of Broxtowe.
== History and geography == Nuthall was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, in the hundred of Broxtowe. Open Domesday records the settlement as having 13 households and land held by William Peverel and William son of Nigel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuthall |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SK5144/nuthall/ |website=Open Domesday |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> The first named lords of the manor after the Norman Conquest were the St Patrick family, also known as de Patrice, around 1200.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuthall: History |url=https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/nuthall/hhistory.php |website=Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
Nuthall is sometimes described locally in terms of Old Nuthall and New Nuthall. Old Nuthall lies to the north-west of the A6002 towards Kimberley, while New Nuthall lies to the south of the A6002 towards Nottingham.<ref>{{cite report |title=High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds): Working Draft Environmental Statement, Volume 2: Community Area Report LA06: Stapleford to Nuthall |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5bb4945a40f0b64a28fe213d/HS2_Phase_2b_WDES_Volume_2_LA06_Stapleford_to_Nuthall.pdf |publisher=HS2 Ltd |date=October 2018 |page=23 |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> The Nuthall Neighbourhood Plan identifies four character areas within the parish: Mornington, Horsendale, Larkfields and Hempshill.<ref>{{cite report |title=Nuthall Neighbourhood Plan |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/5603/nuthall-neighbourhood-plan-final.pdf |publisher=Nuthall Parish Council |date=2018 |page=27 |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
Mornington, to the south-east of Nuthall Island, is described as a more modern housing development accessed from Woodhouse Way via Mornington Crescent. Horsendale, also south-east of Nuthall Island and south of the A610, contains a mixture of house types and ages. Larkfields, west of Nuthall Island and bisected by the M1 motorway, includes the historic core of the village and the Nuthall Conservation Area. Hempshill, east of Nuthall Island and north of the A610, is the smallest of the four character areas, and includes Hempshill Hall, a Grade II listed building.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hempshill Hall |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1248187 |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title=Nuthall Neighbourhood Plan |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/5603/nuthall-neighbourhood-plan-final.pdf |publisher=Nuthall Parish Council |date=2018 |pages=27–28 |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
The historic core around Nottingham Road includes St Patrick's Church, the Old Rectory, stone-built cottages, Home Farm and surviving structures associated with the former Nuthall Temple.<ref>{{cite report |title=Nuthall Conservation Area |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/1935/nuthall-con-area-1995-1997.pdf |publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council |page=1 |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
=== St Patrick's Church === {{main|St Patrick's Church, Nuthall}}
The parish church of St Patrick, on Kimberley Road, is a Grade II* listed Church of England church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church of St Patrick |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1248182 |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> The building contains work from the 13th, 14th, 15th and 18th centuries, and was restored in 1838, re-roofed in 1858 and restored again in 1884, when James Fowler added a vestry and organ chamber.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuthall: Official Listing Description |url=https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/nuthall/hlisting.php |website=Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> The Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project notes that the church is not mentioned in Domesday Book and records early documentary evidence connecting it with Lenton Priory in the early 12th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuthall: History |url=https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/nuthall/hhistory.php |website=Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
=== Nuthall Temple === {{main|Nuthall Temple}}
Nuthall Temple was an 18th-century Palladian country house, begun in 1754 and completed in 1757 for Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet. <ref>{{cite news |title=Nuthall Temple: The Palladian masterpiece that was blown up to make way for the M1 |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/nuthall-temple-the-palladian-masterpiece-that-was-blown-up-to-make-way-for-the-m1 |work=Country Life |date=18 August 2025 |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> It later became associated with the Holden family, whose papers relating to the estate are held by Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham.<ref>{{cite web |title=Papers of the Holden Family of Nuthall Temple, Nottinghamshire, 1296–1948 |url=https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/Calmview/Record.aspx?id=Hn%2FS&src=CalmView.Catalog |website=Manuscripts and Special Collections Online Catalogue |publisher=University of Nottingham |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> Surviving structures from the former estate include the Grade II* listed Gothic summerhouse at The Yews, Kimberley Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gothic Summerhouse at Number 9 the Yews |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1248177 |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
== Notable people ==
* Ronald Thomas Shepherd, Rolls-Royce chief test pilot and recipient of the OBE, lived on Highfield Road, Nuthall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuthall, Nottinghamshire |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Nuthall |website=GENUKI |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> He piloted the first free flight of the Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig, known as the Flying Bedstead, at nearby Hucknall Aerodrome on 3 August 1954.<ref>{{cite web |title=First free flight of a manned, all-jet VTOL aircraft |url=https://vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/getMilestone/milestoneID/599 |website=Vertipedia |publisher=Vertical Flight Society |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> * Sir Jack Drummond (1891–1952), biochemist, nutrition scientist and wartime adviser to the Ministry of Food, lived at Spencer House, Nuthall. He later became Director of Research at Boots Pure Drug Company in Nottingham.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 1952 |title=La carrière de Sir Jack Drummond |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1952/08/07/la-carriere-de-sir-jack-drummond_1999506_1819218.html |work=Le Monde |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
== See also == *Listed buildings in Nuthall
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