Gedling, Nottinghamshire

Description
Gedling, a village, a township, and a parish in Notts. The township lies on an affluent of the river Trent, adjacent,. to the Nottingham and Lincoln railway, with a station on the G.N.R. 3 1/2 miles NE by E of Nottingham. It has a post office under Nottingham, with telegraph office at the railway station; money order office, Carlton. The parish contains also the townships of Stoke Bardolph and Carlton. Area of township, 1918 acres; population, 526; of ecclesiastical parish, 1007. A small portion of the township of Carlton is included in the county borough of Nottingham. Gedling. Lodge is the seat of the Earl of Carnarvon. Gedling House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; gross yearly value, £1075 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Carnarvon. The church is a fine edifice with tower and spire, and there are several charities.