Hucknall - Nottinghamshire
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Hucknall - Nottinghamshire
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 20 Mar 2012
The principal entrance to the grounds and church of St Mary Magdalene from Market Square. The ramped entry to Hucknall library is visible to the left of the picture, behind the low railings. The name Hucknall is thought to be derived from 'a nook of land belonging to Hucca' (a Saxon). Reference to "Hochenale" appeared in the Domesday Book (1086) and by the late 1100s it had developed into a village known as Hucknall Torkard. Torkard was the name of a local landowning family. The longer name remained until 1916 when it reverted to being called Hucknall.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.03877
Longitude
-1.205497