Bestwood Park is a large post-

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located to the north of the city of

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, England, and roughly bounded by Beckhampton Road, Oxclose Lane and Queens Bower Road.

Origins

It is distinct from the older Bestwood Estate to the west. Development began during the late 1950s and early 1960s, whereas Bestwood Estate was developed during the 1930s.

Schools

Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School
an
Robin Hood Primary School

Churches

Bestwood Park Church
(Beckhampton Road)
Infant of Prague Catholic Church
(Cherry Orchard Mount), an
The Peoples Church
(Gladehill Road).

Green Areas

Sandy Banks
Local Nature Reserve (LNR), and Glade Hill wood. The latter is on a small hill and so visible from all around. It is erroneously known locally as "Bendigo's Ring" since the original place of this name, in Bestwood Estate, is much less visible.

Cricket ground

Bestwood Park Cricket Ground was a

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laid out in 1867 by

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in the Bestwood Park area. It hosted one important match when in 1879 a Nottinghamshire Eleven played the MCC. The ground is now a public recreation area.

Bus Services

Bestwood Park has frequent bus services ran by

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that serve the estate; the main services include the Turquoise 79 service which travels through Beckhampton Road, Chippenham Road and Queen's Bower Road in the direction of Nottingham and Arnold via

Bulwell Bulwell is a market town in the City of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is south-west of Hucknall and to the north-west of Nottingham. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population of Bulwell at 29,771 which amounted to o ...

and

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. The Purple 88 serves Chippenham Road and Queen's Bowers Road in the direction of Nottingham,

Top Valley Top Valley is a largely residential area in the north west of Nottingham, England. It is located to the south of Rise Park, to the north and west of Bestwood, to the southwest of Bestwood Village and to the east of Bulwell. It is approximately ...

and Warren Hill via

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and Edwards Lane and the Purple 89 which serves Beckhampton road in the direction of Nottingham to Rise Park via Sherwood and Edwards Lane. There are also NCT services that serve Beckhampton Road which run during peak times or offer night services as well as a school bus service which serves the estate in the direction of Rise Park and several schools in the Aspley ward. There is also a Shoplink service ran by CT4N which also serves Beckhampton Road in the direction of Bulwell and

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via Arnold.

References

{{Reflist Areas of Nottingham