Fledborough

Fledborough
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Fledborough is located in Nottinghamshire
Fledborough
Fledborough
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area2.28 sq mi (5.9 km2)
Population38 (2021)
• Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 811721
• London125 mi (201 km) SE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWARK
Postcode districtNG22
Dialling code01777
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteDunham and district council
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England
Nottinghamshire
53°14′24″N 0°46′59″W / 53.240°N 0.783°W / 53.240; -0.783

Fledborough is a hamlet[1] in Nottinghamshire, England.[2] Although now redundant, the Anglican parish church of St Gregory's, earned the hamlet the nickname of "the Gretna Green of the Midlands" in the 18th century, due to the ease in which couples could obtain a marriage licence from the Reverend W. Sweetapple.[3]

The Bassett family effectively owned Fledborough from the fourteenth century to the seventeenth.

In the UK census of 2021, the population was reported at 38 residents.[4]

  1. ^ "GENUKI: Fledborough, Nottinghamshire". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Fledborough". British History Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ Brown, Cornelius (1896), History of Nottinghamshire: Brough, Holme, Muskham Norwell, North & South Collingham, Langford and Fledborough, Nottinghamshire History, retrieved 2 October 2010
  4. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Fledborough parish (E04007808)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 January 2024.