Redhill () is a small community forming part of the much larger town of
Arnold in Nottinghamshire, England. It is approximately north of the city of
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
in the
borough of Gedling
Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, whose council is based in Arnold, north-east of Nottingham. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 113,543.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 by m ...
.
The area is home to approximately 2,000 people, many of whom are
commuters
Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one's place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regul ...
. The population is shown in the Gedling ward of Bonington.
Facilities
Although there is no commercial centre to Redhill, there is
Redhill Academy
Redhill Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated on Redhill Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.
The school has around 1,575 pupils, 360 of which are sixth form AS/A2 level students. The head teacher is ...
, a specialist
performing arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...
school, Redhill
Leisure Centre
A leisure centre in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia (also called aquatic centres), Singapore and Canada is a purpose-built building or site, usually owned and operated by the city, borough council or municipal district council, where people ...
and Redhill Stores and a newsagent. There are also two
pubs
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...
: ‘The Ram Inn’ and ‘The Waggon And Horses’.
Redhill also hosts the nearest municipal cemetery for the residents of the Greater Arnold area.
Redhill also boasts a unisex hairdressing salon, two car servicing garages and a used car dealership.
Bus services
;Nottingham City Transport
*87: Nottingham - Sherwood- City Hospital - Edwards Lane - Redhill - Arnold
;Stagecoach
*Pronto: Chesterfield - Mansfield - Nottingham
* Sherwood Arrow: Worksop Retford Ollerton Nottingham
History
It is generally accepted by historians that Redhill takes its name from the
clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4).
Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...
-like red soil making up the hill at the centre of the community.
Running through Redhill is the primary road leading north out of Nottingham, now named Mansfield Road, which is part of the
A60.
Prior to it was considered to be the southern limit of Sherwood Forest.
A professional guide to lead travellers safely through the forest to Mansfield could be hired from the now-demolished ‘Guide House’, which stood on the eastern side of Mansfield Road to the north of Roscoe Avenue.
References
External links
The Redhill Academy
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Gedling
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