Lambley is an English village and civil parish near Nottingham, England, hardly touched by urbanisation, as it lies in a green belt. The population recorded in the 2011 census was 1,247. Its proximity to Nottingham has tended to raise the price of its real estate.
Governance and environment
In local government, Lambley comes under Lambley Parish Council and Gedling Borough Council. The Lambley Dumbles are secluded places noted for their geology and ancient woodland rich in flowers and ferns. They are accessible along three marked village trails.
Heritage
Toponomy
Lambley contains the Old English word, lamb, + lēah, a forest, wood, glade, clearing; a pasture, meadow, and so "Lamb's meadow".
History
Flint tools found in fields near Lambley point to Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Lambeleia. John de Crumbewell, parson of Lambley, was given a pardon for outlawry in 1360. The parish church of Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building. It has been designated "one of the few entirely Perpendicular village churches in Notts, all of a piece and of felicitous proportions tall and narrow, all the windows high and spacious." The only earlier section is some of the west tower. The rebuilding was financed by Ralph, Lord Cromwell. Nine men born in Lambley are reported to have died in action in the First World War.
Notable people
In order of birth:
Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Lord Treasurer of England to Henry VI, and responsible for submitting the first budget to Parliament, was born in the village and financed the building of much of the church.
David Glenn, plantsman and gardener, has named his Australian garden "Lambley" after his childhood home.
Mark Spencer, elected a Conservative MP for Sherwood in 2010, attended Lambley Primary School.
Transport
The nearest railway station is Lowdham away on the Lincoln–Newark–Nottingham line. There are occasional bus services towards Nottingham, Arnold, Netherfield and nearby villages. The A6097 and A612trunk roads pass through Lowdham.
Education
After year six, most pupils at Lambley Primary School transfer for secondary education to Colonel Frank Seely School in Calverton. The most recent Ofsted report for Lambley Primary, in January 2014, rated it Good for pupil achievement, teaching quality, pupil behaviour and safety, and leadership and management. It had 109 pupils aged 4–11 at the time. The school has a website.
Amenities
Businesses in Lambley include a general store and others dealing with the motor trade, skiing equipment, bars and catering, accountancy, architecture, horticultural nursery, boarding kennels, and caravan storage. There are two pubs: the Woodlark Inn and the Robin Hood Inn. A crematorium, the fourth in Nottinghamshire, opened in 2017.
