Woodborough, Nottinghamshire

Woodborough
Woodborough
 Woodborough shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 1,872 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK631477
DistrictGedling
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG14
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 53°01′N 1°04′W / 53.02°N 1.06°W / 53.02; -1.06

Woodborough is a village in 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]

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 High 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.

Bus services

Nottingham City Transport

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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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