Tollerton, Nottinghamshire

Tollerton
Nottinghamshire
Gate House in Cotgrave Lane
Location
Grid reference:	SK610341
Location:	52°54’4"N, 1°5’38"W
Data
Population:	1,883  (2011)
Post town:	Nottingham
Postcode:	NG12
Dialling code:	0115
Local Government
Council:	Rushcliffe
Parliamentary constituency:	Rushcliffe
Website:	http://www.tollertonparishcouncil.gov.uk/

Tollerton is a village in the south of Nottinghamshire, just south-east of Nottingham, barely escaped from its suburban sprawl. The population of the built-up area in 2011 was 1,544. It was estimated to have risen to 1,655 in 2019.

The village is on Melton Road (the A606), adjacent to Wheatcroft Roundabout, where the A52 and the A606 meet. This provides good links from the village to Nottingham, the M1 motorway, and surrounding places such as Melton Mowbray and Leicester.

Tollerton Hall

St Hugh's College was founded in 1948 at Tollerton Hall by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham as its junior seminary, accepting boys from aged 11 upwards, but by 1969 it had opened its doors to secular students. The collage closed in 1986, leaving the hall as a corporate HQ until June 2017, when it was bought by a businessman, Ian Kershaw, for use as a private home again.

Churches

• Church of England: St Peter's
• Methodist

St Peter's dates from the end of the 12th century. Developments in 1909 resulted in the church as it is today.

About the village

The pub named the Air Hostess recalls Nottingham Airport at Tollerton. It is unusual in having a piste for playing pétanque. It used to have a large carved sign depicting an air hostess. However, in 2011, the then owners of the premises, Everards Brewery, decided to refurbish them and in doing so replaced the original sign with a conventional hanging sign depicting an air hostess. This changed to a hanging sign depicting Tollerton Hall, an aircraft and fields. A scheme was put in operation to save the pub from closure by introducing local ownership. This led to the establishment of a community trust, in which shares were issued, and the pub freehold was purchased. It reopened with a new tenant landlord in July 2020.

The few shops include a post office, a petrol station, a hairdressers, an eatery, and a restaurant serving oriental-style food, The Charde. The Parish Rooms at the end of the parade of shops in Burnside Grove serve as a centre for local community activities and meetings.

Outdoor amenities include a park with an astroturf five-a-side football pitch and a full-sized grass main football pitch. The park was refurbished with new children's play equipment in April 2008.

Events

There is an annual village event held in June. This gathers residents around craft stalls, entertainments, refreshments and small exhibitions. The money generated helps local charities.

Pictues

St Peter's Church	Village sign	Tollerton Hall and Church
The original carved Air Hostess pub sign

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tollerton, Nottinghamshire)

• Air Hostess Public House