Woodborough, Nottinghamshire

Woodborough is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 7 miles north-east of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,872.[1] rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census.[2]

Woodborough
Woodborough
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population1,872 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK631477
Civil parish
  • Woodborough
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG14
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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.[3]

Woodborough also has a primary school called Woodborough Woods Foundation CofE Primary School, where 200+ students attend at any one time.

Notable people

Bus services

Nottingham City Transport

  • 47: Nottingham – Mapperley – Lambley – Woodborough
  • 46: Nottingham – Mapperley – Woodborough - Lambley
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References
  1. "Area: Woodborough CP (Parish)"
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 384–385. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.



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