Carrington is a small suburb of
Nottingham
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,
England
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, located approximately north of
Nottingham city centre
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The centre of the city is usually defin ...
. It lies next to the areas of
Sherwood
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,
Mapperley
Mapperley is a residential and commercial area of north-eastern Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Sherwood to the north-west, Thorneywood to the south and Gedling to the east.
History
At various periods the terms 'Mapperley' and 'M ...
,
Forest Fields
Forest Fields is an inner-city area of the City of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.
Geography
Forest Fields is slightly north of the city centre, just past the Forest Recreation Ground. The area includes 31 streets from ...
,
Basford,
Sherwood Rise
Sherwood Rise is a residential area in the north of the city of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. It is bordered by Carrington, Basford, Forest Fields and Sherwood.
Politics
Sherwood Rise is part of the Berridge ward and the Nottingham Ea ...
and the
Forest Recreation Ground
The Forest Recreation Ground is an open space and recreation ground in Nottingham, England, approximately one mile north of the city centre. This urban space is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Forest Fields to the north, Mapperley Park to the ...
.
Amenities
Owing to its proximity to the city centre, Carrington has a number of hotels and guest houses along its two main roads, (
A60 - Mansfield Road and
A611 - Hucknall Road) and hosts a varied selection of local shops and small businesses which also serve the community of
Mapperley Park
Mapperley is a residential and commercial area of north-eastern Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Sherwood, Nottingham, Sherwood to the north-west, Thorneywood to the south and Gedling, Nottinghamshire, Gedling to the east.
History
...
. Carrington is also home to Carrington Primary School rated as a Good School by Ofsted in 2013.
History
In the early part of the twentieth century, horse-drawn trams ran along Mansfield Road to the stables and depot between
St. John's Church St. John's Church, Church of St. John, or variants, thereof, (Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Baptist, but also, sometimes, to John the Apostle or John the Evangelist) may refer to the following churches, former churches or other ...
and Watcombe Road. Later, this line was extended to Sherwood and upgraded to electric trams. The tram depot was replaced by ''Carrington Lido'' (open air swimming pool) and, later still, by a town-house development.
The 2418 (Sherwood)
Squadron
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of the
Air Training Corps
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is located in Wesley Street.
Recent years have seen the construction of a
Lidl
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supermarket on Mansfield Road.
Notable people
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Anthony Clarke Booth
Anthony Clarke Booth (21 April 1846 – 8 December 1899) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Born ...
(1846–1899), recipient of the
Victoria Cross
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for service during the
Anglo-Zulu War
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*
Chris Staniforth
Archer Christopher Staniforth (26 September 1895 – 1954) was an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Notts County and Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Grea ...
(1895–1954), footballer for
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...
,
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...
and
Oldham Athletic
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Politics
Carrington lies within the
Nottingham City Council
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''Sherwood'' ward, which has three
Labour Party councillors. It lies in the
Nottingham East
Nottingham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nadia Whittome of the Labour Party.
Members of Parliament
Constituency profile
On average earners' incomes are slightly lower than the ...
constituency and has been represented by Labour Party
MP Nadia Whittome
Nadia Edith Whittome (born 29 August 1996) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East since the 2019 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she was elected at the age of 23, and became the B ...
since 2019.
See also
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Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington
*
Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited
Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited was a tramway operator from 1875 to 1897 based in Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
Nottingham Tramways Company 1872-1875
Plans for tramways in the town of Nottingham started at least as early ...
*
Nottingham Corporation Tramways
Nottingham Corporation Tramways was formed when Nottingham Corporation took over the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited, which had operated a horse and steam tram service from 1877.
Nottingham Corporation Tramways 1898 – Plan ...
*
Miss Cullen's Almshouses
References
External links
Carrington Lidoimage from the 1950s.
Areas of Nottingham
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