Coordinates: 52°54′27″N 1°15′23″W / 52.90740°N 1.25652°W
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Toton shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| District | Broxtowe |
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| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG9 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Broxtowe |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire, located 7 miles southwest of Nottingham. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham urban area, and is in the Borough of Broxtowe. The inhabited area is contained within the electoral ward of Toton and Chilwell Meadows. In 2001, the population of this ward was 7298, in 2913 households[1].
Until 1974 Toton was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935.
It is predominantly residential, although it does have a large Tesco store and one of the main entrances to Chetwynd Barracks (also known as Chilwell Depot), which forms a boundary to the east, with the Midland Railway and Toton sidings as a boundary to the west.
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Geography
Toton is sometimes considered to be a part of Beeston, and postal addresses use Beeston as the town name. Other nearby places include Chilwell, Stapleford, Attenborough and Long Eaton. Its main road is Stapleford Lane which leads down from Toton Lane in Stapleford to the bottom of Toton.
History
Although the village of Toton has existed since at least Norman times, little is known of its history. It is known that Toton parish at one time encompassed a much larger area than is now apparent, including much of what is now Attenborough village, and shared a church (probably on the site of St. Mary's, Attenborough) with neighbouring Chilwell parish, an arrangement that was unusual for the times[2].
The village itself was for most of its history, small and dominated by agriculture. The town grew principally because of Toton Sidings (see Toton Traction Maintenance Depot), a huge marshalling yard of the Midland Railway, where coal from the Nottinghamshire Coal Field would be sorted before being sent to the rest of the United Kingdom. Also, the area's population grew substantially during World War I when most of the area of level ground between Chilwell and Toton was occupied by the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 and the original direct route between Chilwell and Toton became a gated military road, now known as Chetwynd Road. This site is now known as Chetwynd Barracks.
In the twentieth century the nature of the village therefore changed drastically. Almost all the agricultural land (mostly orchards) to the north of the A6005 was converted into housing. A few of the old orchard trees were retained in some gardens. Most of the old farmhouses were demolished, and perhaps twelve buildings remain that are pre-1900. Almost no visible traces remain of Toton’s agricultural past.
The Toton Sidings site is popular with railway enthusiasts, who can often be seen with cameras and binoculars,[citation needed] viewing the sidings from the nearby A52, and the nearby Toton Bank, which gives a view of most of the depot.
Amenities
Parks and Open Space
Manor Park (built on the site of the old Manor Farm) is a popular council park, with well maintained cricket and football pitches and a bowling green. This joins onto Banks Road Open Area, an extended strip of land along and between the banks of the River Erewash and it’s overflow channel, and stretching up along Toton Bank. These areas are managed collectively as Toton Fields Local Nature Reserve.
Toton Washlands is a nature reserve created by the Environment Agency to the west of Toton Sidings, that serves as flood defence for the River Erewash and sits to the East of the Erewash Canal. Although it is within the boundaries of Toton, due to the presence of the sidings it is only possible to access the area from neighbouring Long Eaton.
Schools
Toton has three schools: Banks Road Infants, Bispham Drive Juniors and Chetwynd Road primary school which was originally housed in a world war one hospital.
Churches
Toton has three churches: St. Peters (Church of England), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and a Methodist Hall
Scout Groups
Toton has two scout groups which are First Toton, held at St Peters church and Second Toton held at Greenwood Community Centre.
Pubs
'The Cornmill' is a modern pub on Swiney Way, between Chilwell and Toton.
'The Manor' is also a pub sited on Toton corner, near to Nottingham Road
Gallery
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References
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