Linby

Linby
Village and civil parish
Top Cross, Linby
Map
Parish map
Linby is located in Nottinghamshire
Linby
Linby
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2)
Population676 (2021)
• Density473/sq mi (183/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 535510
• London115 mi (185 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG15
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://linby.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°03′13″N 1°12′15″W / 53.0535°N 1.2043°W / 53.0535; -1.2043

Linby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.[1] The nearest town is Hucknall which is immediately to the south-west.[1] The village grew up around the mills on the River Leen, from which Linby's name is derived. Small streams known as Linby Docks run on both sides of the main street. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 232,[2] increasing to 676 at the 2021 census.[3]

  1. ^ a b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 120 Mansfield & Worksop (Sherwood Forest) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319242100.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Linby parish (E04007870)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2024.