Long Eaton tops online poll for places to live - do you agree?
LONG Eaton has been named as the best place in the area to live, in a Post online poll.
Nearly 200 Post readers voted for the town on the Post's thisisnottingham.co.uk site – beating traditionally up-market spots like West Bridgford and Bingham.
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Praised: The Market Place in Long Eaton.
We opened the web vote last week when Bingham was named as one of the best places to live in the Midlands by a Sunday Times guide.
The Notts town was praised by the paper for its "community strengths of a village" and "attractive and lively" town centre.
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Early leaders of our poll included Bingham and West Bridgford, but a late surge from Long Eaton took it to first place with 17.8 per cent, or 188 votes by yesterday lunchtime.
Radcliffe-on-Trent came second, with 164 votes (15.5 per cent), while Bingham was third with 153 (14.5 per cent).
Tony Fountain, founder of the Long Eaton Website and newsletter Long Eaton Website Extra, said he was surprised the town had come out on top.
Mr Fountain, 61, who has lived in the town all his life, said: "I think other people will be a little bit surprised too.
"You would expect somewhere like West Bridgford or Bingham to win – but Long Eaton has got good things going for it.
"It's a nice place to live with Trent Lock nearby and West Park is a massive, lovely park."
A total of 1,100 people logged on to vote for one of 20 places in the Post circulation area, with people also able to nominate a location of their own.
Student Stewart Thorpe, 20, who lives in Keats Close in Long Eaton, said: "It's a brilliant place for work and education as it has such good links. You can get to Nottingham or Derby quickly, and Sheffield isn't far away either.
Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Councillor Graham Leigh-Browne, 78, said his village was a worthy runner-up. "Lots of people will chat to you here, there's good community spirit," he said.
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by ShockG
Thursday, March 21 2013, 9:21PM
“"theirs stupid
theirs really stupid
theirs people from nottingham"
*There's
*There's
*There are
Capital for 'Nottingham'.
Other than that, well done. Thanks for your input.”
by mags1862
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 11:59PM
“Don't worry, Long Eaton is already going the same way as West Bridgeford and Beeston. It's uncosmopolitan character is attracting cosmopolitanism residents.”
by mags1862
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 11:53PM
“The nicest place to live in Nottingham is in rural Derbyshire.”
by prideparkram
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 5:34PM
“theirs stupid
theirs really stupid
theirs people from nottingham”
by EggyEggCup
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 3:03PM
“A fly might think the best place to live was a cow pat. If Long Eatonites don't know any better then let them be happy in their ignorance.”
by EggyEggCup
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 3:02PM
“A fly might think the best place to live was a cow pat. If Long Eatonites don't know any better then let them be happy in their ignorance.”
by Crlton1
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 7:55AM
“For once I agree with ToryMan. Whilst the residents of Long Eaton spend day after day breathing in the power station emissions and forcing their children to do so it will never be the best place to live.”
by steamer32
Monday, March 18 2013, 8:23PM
“Having trouble posting hence the multiple postings before anyone comments.”
by steamer32
Monday, March 18 2013, 8:11PM
“Long Eaton, Derbyshire and Postcode can still be used without delaying mechanical sorting. Royal Mail confirmed this to local councils and other oraganisations. The elctoral address features Derbyshire. Use of Nottingham still requires the Postcode. If you contact Royal Mail, they will confirm this. Notts or Nottinghamshire are not correct.”
by steamer32
Monday, March 18 2013, 7:42PM
“Long Eaton Derbyshire along with the correct Postcode can be used for all Long Eaton and Sandiacre addresses. Local councils use it after Royal Mail agreed to it being used. In all cases Postcodes should be used to ensure mechanical sorting of mail. The electoral address also features Derbyshire. It is used by many residents as well. It is still acceptable to Royal Mail sorting, this is confirmed in many letters from Royal Mail.”