Killisick is an area of the

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in the ceremonial county of

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in the East Midlands of England. It also used to be a local government ward area of

Gedling Gedling is a village in the Gedling district, in Nottinghamshire, England, four miles northeast of Nottingham city centre. The population at the 2011 census of the ward was 6,817 and 111,787 for the district. Gedling was recorded in the Dome ...

borough until 2015. The population of the ward as it stood at the 2011 census was 2,595. The area is currently contained within the newly created

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ward. The area is mostly residential, and contains a few shops and a

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depot. It borders with

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, Arnold town centre and Woodthorpe. As a ward, Killisick shared borders with the wards known as: Mapperley Plains; Lambley; Woodborough; St. Mary's; Calverton; and Kingswell.

Education

The area contains three primary schools: Killisick Junior School; Pinewood Infant School and Foundation Unit; and Robert Mellors Primary School. There are no secondary schools in Killisick, but Arnold Hill Academy, Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy and Redhill Academy are nearby.

Recreation

Killisick Recreation Ground lies outside Killisick, alongside the area's eastern boundary. The ground contains a

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, an

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, two grass football pitches and a smaller, fenced tarmac pitch. A

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is held on the ground every year. Killisick Community Centre is on Killisick Road.

Bus services

Bus services in Killisick include

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's Lime Line 56, 56B, 57, 58, N58 and 59. Bus at Killisick terminus - geograph

*56: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Plains Estate – Arnold The 56 covers Ramsey Drive, Coppice Road and Gedling Road. *56B: Somersby Road, Arnold – Plains Estate – Front Street, Arnold The 56B covers Ramsey Drive, Coppice Road and Gedling Road. 57 covers: Ramsey Drive, Gedling Road, and Darlton Drive. *58: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Arnold – Killsick The 58 covers Killisick Road, Homefield, and Surgeys Lane. *N58: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Arnold – Killisick – Plains Estate The N58 covers Ramsey Drive, Coppice Road and Gedling Road. *59: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Arnold – Killsick The 59 covers Howbeck Road, Rolleston Drive, and Sandfield Road.

References

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