Hucknall facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hucknall |
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 Tram 212 at Hucknall in the first week of operation of modern trams (March 2004) |
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 Hucknall
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| Area | 7.913 km2 (3.055 sq mi) |
| Population | 32,107 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 4,058/km2 (10,510/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SK 53434 49300 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode district | NG15 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Hucknall, which used to be called Hucknall Torkard, is an English town near Nottingham. It is mostly a dormitory town for Nottingham. It is 11 km (7 mi) north of Nottingham. It is the final resting place of Lord Byron, an English poet and Greek War of Independence leader, and Ada Lovelace, a famous mathematician and programmer.
Images for kids
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Bronze statue commemorating the lost mining industry, to be seen near Hucknall tram and railway station. The main figure is on top of a Davy lamp, whilst another collier is depicted hewing coal inside the lamp glass.
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St Mary Magdalene church is the final resting place of Lord Byron and his daughter, Ada Lovelace.
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