Woodborough, Nottinghamshire

Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Village and civil parish in England

Gedling

Nottinghamshire

Region

East Midlands

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Sherwood

Websitewww.woodboroughpc.org.uk

List of places: UK; England; Nottinghamshire

53°01′N 1°04′W / 53.02°N 1.06°W / 53.02; -1.06

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

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.