Rushcliffe is a
local government district
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with
borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
status in
Nottinghamshire
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,
England
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. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 111,129. Its council
Rushcliffe Borough Council(0115 981 9911)
is based in West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Rushcliffe in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, from which the River Trent divides it. Forming part of the Nott ...
. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging the West Bridgford Urban District
West Bridgford was an Urban District in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974.F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England'', London, 1991 It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 ...
, the Bingham Rural District and part of Basford Rural District.
The district was named after the old Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 111,129. Its councilRushcliffe Borough Councilbrushwood
Brushwood can mean:
* ''Melaleuca uncinata'' or Broombrush
* Brushwood, New South Wales, a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia
* Brian Brushwood
Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, ...
grows", from Old English
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''hris'' "brushwood" and clif "cliff".
Political representation
Forty four councillors were elected at the borough council election in May 2019. There are 29 Conservatives, giving them control of the council. There are also 7
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
, 3 Independents, 3
Liberal Democrats and 2
Greens. The next borough council election is due in May 2023.
The
member of parliament
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for the
parliamentary constituency of Rushcliffe is the
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
,
Ruth Edwards
Ruth Rosamond Edwards (née Davis, 11 May 1984) is a British politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rushcliffe in the 2019 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, she worked in cybersecurity policy prior ...
. As of the
December 2019 general election, Rushcliffe is one of eight Tory-held
constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Nottinghamshire
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, out of a total of eleven. The
next general election is due in May 2024.
Geography
South-east of
Nottingham
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, the Rushcliffe boundary splits from the City of Nottingham boundary near the
Holme Pierrepont Watersports Centre and then follows the
River Trent
The Trent is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midland ...
to near
RAF Syerston
Royal Air Force Station Syerston, commonly known as merely RAF Syerston , is a Royal Air Force station in the parish of Flintham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire. Opened in 1940, it was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber base during t ...
, which is the most northern part of the district, although
Syerston
Syerston is a small Nottinghamshire parish about six miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent, which is bisected by the A46 trunk road. It contains 179 inhabitants in seventy-three households (2011) which are almost all in a settlement to the east ...
the village itself is in the
Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell Rural ...
district. It meets the
River Devon near
Cotham, then follows this river to the east southwards to where it meets the
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
boundary. To the south, the Leicestershire/Rushcliffe boundary crosses the runways of the former
RAF Langar
Royal Air Force Station Langar or more simply RAF Langar is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Langar, Nottinghamshire, England. The airfield is located approximately east-southeast of Radcliffe on Trent and about nor ...
with most of the airfield in Rushcliffe.
Rushcliffe is split between an urbanised north-west, containing suburbs of
Greater Nottingham
The Nottingham Built-up Area (BUA), Nottingham Urban Area, or Greater Nottingham is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics as which is built upon, with nearby areas linked if within 200 metres - see the List of urban ...
that have not been incorporated into the city, and the south and east which is predominantly rural, which stretches to the Leicestershire border. Many of these villages lie in the
Vale of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir ( ) covers adjacent areas of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England. The name derives from the Norman-French for "beautiful view" and dates back to Norman times.
Extent and geology
The vale is a tract ...
. The
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal ran 33 miles (53 km) from Grantham through 18 locks to West Bridgford, where it joined the River Trent. It was built primarily for the transportation of coal to Grantham. It opened in 1797 and its profitability steadily ...
threads from nearby
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
through Rushcliffe to the
River Trent
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. Villages in the
Vale of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir ( ) covers adjacent areas of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England. The name derives from the Norman-French for "beautiful view" and dates back to Norman times.
Extent and geology
The vale is a tract ...
include
Redmile
Redmile is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, about north of Melton Mowbray and west of Grantham. The population of the civil parish, which includes Barkestone-le-Vale and Plungar, was 921 at the 2 ...
,
Hickling,
Harby,
Stathern and
Langar Langar may refer to:
Community eating
*Langar (Sikhism)
* Langar (Sufism)
Places
Afghanistan
*Langar, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
* Langar, Bamyan, Afghanistan
* Langar, Faryab, Afghanistan
* Langar, Herat, Afghanistan
* Langar, Wardak, Afghanis ...
. Some of these villages cross the county boundary; some have a
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...
(Leicestershire) address and
postcode
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. East Leake, in the south of Rushcliffe, has a Loughborough postcode, crossing the boundary. Geographically, the River Soar marks the divide between the two counties.
The borough also is home to numerous villages along the
A60 corridor, heading to
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...
(Leicestershire) three of these are,
Bradmore,
Bunny
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and
Wysall
Wysall is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is south of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 321, including Thorpe-on-the-Glebe and increasing to 431 at the 2011 census. Holy Trinity Church, ...
.
Demographics
In 2001, there were around 43,600 households in the district, with about 106,000 people. 44% or nearly half of Rushcliffe's population lives in West Bridgford. The average house price is the highest in Nottinghamshire and in the top three in the East Midlands. It is one of the most affluent areas of the East Midlands, and consistently in the top ten of the nicest places to live in the UK.
Education
The district has the best
GCSE
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results within Nottinghamshire and throughout the
East Midlands
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. .
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy and
West Bridgford school
The West Bridgford School is a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England.
History
Grammar school
The school used to be a grammar school and was then known as West Bridgford County Sec ...
have ranked regularly in the top 100 comprehensive schools in the UK for GCSE results. In 2014 West Bridgford was ranked at 63rd of all comprehensives in the UK with 83% achieving '5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs' and Rushcliffe 81st in the UK with 82% achieving 5 A*-C in 2014.
The
Becket School
The Becket School is a co-educational secondary Catholic school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. It was formed in 1976 by the amalgamation of two schools, Corpus Christi Bi-Lateral School and Becket Grammar Sch ...
(partly geographically outside the Rushcliffe district), West Bridgford School and Rushcliffe Spencer Academy get
A level
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results for 'Average point score per A level student (full-time equivalent)' in the top 10% of all schools in the UK, comprehensive or selective, better than many English
grammar school
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s. These scores are in the top 2% for all UK comprehensives.
Sutton Bonington
Sutton Bonington () is a village and civil parish lying along the valley of the River Soar in the Borough of Rushcliffe, south-west Nottinghamshire, England. The University of Nottingham has a site just to the north of the village: Sutton Boni ...
is in the south of the district, which has the
Sutton Bonington Campus
The University of Nottingham operates from four campuses in Nottinghamshire and from two overseas campuses, one in Ningbo, China and the other in Semenyih, Malaysia. The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, Ningbo campus was officially opened ...
of the
University of Nottingham
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.
Wards
*Abbey Ward
*
Bingham East Ward
*
Bingham West Ward
*
Bunny
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Ward
*Compton Acres Ward
*
Cotgrave
Cotgrave is a town and civil parish in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England, some 5 miles (8 km) south-east of central Nottingham. It perches on the South Nottinghamshire Wolds about 131 feet (40 metres) above sea level. ...
Ward
*Cranmer Ward
*Cropwell Ward
*
East Bridgford Ward
*
Edwalton
Edwalton is an area of West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, covering Gamston and the older Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate put it at 4, ...
Ward
*
Gamston North Ward
*
Gamston South Ward
*
Gotham Ward
*
Keyworth
Keyworth is a large Village of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located about 6 miles (11 km) southeast of the centre of Nottingham. It sits on a small, broad hilltop about 200 feet above sea level which is set in the wider undulating bould ...
and Wolds Ward
*Lady Bay Ward
*Leake Ward
*Lutterell Ward
*Musters Ward
*Nevile and
Langar Langar may refer to:
Community eating
*Langar (Sikhism)
* Langar (Sufism)
Places
Afghanistan
*Langar, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
* Langar, Bamyan, Afghanistan
* Langar, Faryab, Afghanistan
* Langar, Herat, Afghanistan
* Langar, Wardak, Afghanis ...
Ward
*
Radcliffe on Trent
Radcliffe-on-Trent is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the Census 2011 was 8,205.
Location
Radcliffe has a population of about 8,000. It is to the eas ...
Ward
*
Ruddington
Ruddington is a large village in the Borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. The village is south of Nottingham and northwest of Loughborough. It had a population of 6,441 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 7,216 at the 2011 Censu ...
Ward
*
Sutton Bonington
Sutton Bonington () is a village and civil parish lying along the valley of the River Soar in the Borough of Rushcliffe, south-west Nottinghamshire, England. The University of Nottingham has a site just to the north of the village: Sutton Boni ...
Ward
*
Thoroton
Thoroton is a small English parish in the borough of Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, with a population of 112. The village has conservation area status. Its Anglican parish church is a Grade I listed building.
Geography
Thoroton lies along the ban ...
Ward
*
Tollerton Ward
*
Trent Bridge
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Ward
Notable residents
*Conservative politician
Kenneth Clarke
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(the MP for the area from 1970 to 2019 and who served as
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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from 1993 to 1997) lives in West Bridgford
*Actress
Sherrie Hewson
Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950) is an English actress, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in ''Coronation Street'' (1993–1997, 2006), Virginia Raven in ''Crossroads'' (2001– ...
(''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'', ''
Emmerdale
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'', ''Crossroads'' and ''
Loose Women
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'') lives in the
Edwalton Hall
Edwalton is an area of West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, covering Gamston and the older Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate put it at 4, ...
development
*Famous rose grower
Harry Wheatcroft
Harry Wheatcroft (1898–1977) was a famous English rose grower. He did a great deal to popularise roses among British gardeners. He was known for his flamboyant appearance and opinions.
Early life
Wheatcroft was born at 23 Handel Street, ...
lived with his family in West Bridgford
*The majority of
Nottingham Forest Football Club
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an Lists of association football clubs, association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Gr ...
players live in Rushcliffe and have included
Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce (born 24 April 1962) is an English professional football manager and former player, who was most recently a first-team coach for Premier League club West Ham United. He was nicknamed "Psycho" for his unforgiving style of play.
...
,
Andy Cole
Andrew Alexander Cole (born 15 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted from 1988 to 2008, and is mostly remembered for his time with Manchester United, who paid a Briti ...
and
Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright (born 3 November 1963) is an English television and radio personality and former professional footballer. He works as a pundit for BBC Sport and ITV Sport.
Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal ...
. Former Manager
Frank Clark lived in Keyworth. A number of ex-Nottingham Forest Players remain in the Rushcliffe area.
* Former England Test cricketer, off spin bowler and
Strictly Come Dancing
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contestant
Graeme Swann
Graeme Peter Swann (born 24 March 1979) is an English former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Born in Northampton, he attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was primarily a right-arm off-spinner, and also ...
Arms
References
External links
Rushcliffe Country Park
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Non-metropolitan districts of Nottinghamshire
Eco-towns
Boroughs in England