Woodborough is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
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 ...
district, in the county of
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...
, England. It is located 7 miles north-east of
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,872. rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census.
St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough is a 13th-century tower with a 14th-century chancel. Woodborough was a
framework-knitting village, and some two-storey cottages with ground-floor knitter's windows remain at the junction of Main Street and Shelt Hill.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. pp 384–385. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]
Woodborough also has a primary school called Woodborough Woods Foundation CofE Primary School, where 200+ students attend at any one time.
Notable people
*
John Story (1812–1872), cricketer
Bus services
Nottingham City Transport
* 47: Nottingham – Mapperley – Lambley – Woodborough
* 46: Nottingham – Mapperley – Woodborough - Lambley
External links
The Woodborough Web – What's on in WoodboroughPremiere TravelWoodborough Heritage siteWoodborough Parish CouncilWoodborough Community Association
References
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Gedling
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