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Upper Saxondale has a fascinating history. The village is situated on the grounds of the old Saxondale Asylum. This link has lots of interesting pictures.

According to the national Archive:

"The General Lunatic Asylum for County and Town of Nottingham opened at Sneinton in 1810. In 1855 private patients were transferred to The Coppice q.v. and Sneinton became 'County and Borough of Nottingham Lunatic Asylum' In 1873 Union was dissolved from 1880 Sneinton Asylum only served the county.1902 - Saxondale Hospital built to replace Sneinton Asylum"

One of the iconic features of Upper Saxondale are the four gazebos that are situated in the parkland. They were access points to services tunnels that criss crossed the Saxondale Lunatic Asylum. The apartments that can be seen on the edge of the parkland were once ward and management buildings at the hospital. They are now beautifully renovated and remodeled homes.

The wonderful parkland of Upper Saxondale is great for a stroll and a safe place for families with youngsters to have a picnic and play. The grass area has an abundance of interesting mushrooms and fungi in the Autumn, including some huge Bolete

This is a view down one of the main roads in the village. It bisects two important buildings to the old hospital. One is the Chapel and the other the main reception building.

Saxondale is an old village that features in the Domesday Book created for William The Conqueror to list the assets of his newly acquired Kingdom after his successful invasion of England in 1066. Residents of Saxondale at the time include people with wonderful names like Aestan; Algar;Roger de Bully; Thorsten; Thorth; Tosti; Ufagr; Wulfgeat; and Wulfheah.