Woodborough, Nottinghamshire
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Woodborough is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,852,[1][2] rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census,[3] and 1,909 at the 2021 census.[4]
St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough is a 13th-century tower with a 14th-century chancel. Woodborough was a framework-knitting village, and some two-storey cottages with ground-floor knitter's windows remain at the junction of Main Street and Shelt Hill.[5]
Woodborough also has a primary school called Woodborough Woods Foundation CofE Primary School, where 200+ students attend at any one time.
Notable people
- John Story (1812–1872), cricketer
Bus services
Nottingham City Transport
- 47: Nottingham – Mapperley – Lambley – Woodborough
- 46: Nottingham – Mapperley – Woodborough - Lambley
See also
References
- ^ "Area: Woodborough CP (Parish)"
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Woodborough (Gedling) parish (37UE011)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Woodborough (Gedling) parish (E04007875)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 384–385. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
External links
- The Woodborough Web – What's on in Woodborough
- Premiere Travel
- Woodborough Heritage site
- Woodborough Parish Council
- Woodborough Community Association
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- Cotgrave
- Eastwood
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- Hucknall
- Kimberley
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Mansfield
- Mansfield Woodhouse
- Netherfield
- Newark-on-Trent
- Nottingham
- Ollerton
- Retford
- Stapleford
- Southwell
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Tuxford
- Warsop
- West Bridgford
- Worksop
See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
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