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Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire
Woodthorpe is part of the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England, next to the 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 south-east of Sheffield and nor ... city boundary and the areas of Mapperley, Daybrook, Sherwood and Arnold. References {{Reflist Areas of Nottingham Gedling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Good Shepherd, Nottingham
The Church of the Good Shepherd is a Roman Catholic church in Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was opened on 23 July 1964; it celebrated its Golden Jubilee commemorating fifty years of service in 2014. The architect was Gerard Goalen and the modern design won an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1966. The dalle de verre stained glass is by Patrick Reyntiens. In 2012, the church was awarded £119,000 by English Heritage to resolve issues with concrete cancer and reinforcement decay which was eroding the fabric of the building. The roof and concrete fascia replacement cost about £300,000 despite the English Heritage grant. Organ The church contains a pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also * Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire * Listed buildings in Gedling (unparished areas) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nottin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Gedling
Gedling is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The council is based in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Arnold. The borough also includes Carlton, Nottinghamshire, Carlton along with villages and rural areas to the north-east of Nottingham. The main built-up part of the borough around Arnold and Carlton forms part of the Nottingham Urban Area. The neighbouring districts are Ashfield District, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, Rushcliffe and Nottingham. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: *Arnold Urban District *Basford Rural District (part, being the parishes of Bestwood St. Albans, Bestwood Park, Burton Joyce, Calverton, Nottinghamshire, Calverton, Lambley, Nottinghamshire, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town. The county has an area of and a population of 1,154,195. The latter is concentrated in the Nottingham Urban Area, Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For Local government in England, local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Nottingham Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gedling (UK Parliament Constituency)
Gedling is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Nottinghamshire created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Michael Payne (politician), Michael Payne of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The seat (and its predecessor, Carlton (UK Parliament constituency), Carlton) was safely Conservative until the Labour Party's landslide victory in 1997, when it was won for Labour Party (UK), Labour by Vernon Coaker. Coaker & Labour held Gedling until 2019, when it was regained by the Conservative Party with Tom Randall, but regained the seat in 2024. Boundaries and profile Gedling is a substantial part of Greater Nottingham covering the most populated parts of the borough status in the United Kingdom, borough of Borough of Gedling, the same name; it has mainly affluent, middle-income north eastern suburbs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Smoking in the United Kingdom, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, Nottingham had a reported population of 323,632. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 'Mapperley Plains' have been applied to lands, on either side of Woodborough Road (B684), from a point at the junction of Mapperley Road, north-east for a distance of some , to that point where the road forks towards Woodborough village. The stretch of Woodborough Road from Mapperley Road to Porchester Road is called 'Mapperley Plains' on Jackson's map of 1851–66, for example. This section considers the history of the suburb within the present day city boundary. The origins of the city of Nottingham suburb called Mapperley seem to be found in the fourteenth century. Writing in the 1670s about lands in the lordship of Basford (i.e. west of present-day Woodborough Road) which were called ''cornerswong'', Dr Robert Thoroton, notes: Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daybrook
Daybrook is a suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The area is located just outside the city of Nottingham but inside the conurbation of Greater Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Arnold town centre, Sherwood, Woodthorpe, Redhill and Bestwood. It is named for the Day Brook watercourse that flows through the area. The stream is a tributary of the River Leen. Landmarks ;Church of St. Paul The area is dominated by the spire and tower of St. Paul’s Church which rise to a height of . The church was designed 1892–1896 by John Loughborough Pearson and its construction started in May 1893. In December 1895 it was completed – except for the spire and tower, which were added in 1897. The church, located on Mansfield Road, was consecrated in February 1896 in honour of Paul the Apostle and is now a Grade II* listed building. ;Sir John Robinson’s Almshouses Adjacent to St. Paul’s Church are the Sir John Robinson Almshouses (commonly known as the 'Daybrook Almsho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood, Nottingham
Sherwood ( ) is a large district and ward of the city of Nottingham, England, north of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 15,414. It is bordered by Woodthorpe to the northeast, Mapperley to the east, Carrington to the south, New Basford and Basford to the west, and Daybrook and Bestwood to the north. It should be carefully distinguished from Sherwood Forest, the Sherwood parliamentary constituency, and Newark and Sherwood district council, all of which lie several miles further north outside the city boundaries. History Several carved, dated stones in buildings indicate development in the area between 1870 and 1910, during the growth of the lace industry. There are also several listed buildings. Sherwood Bus Depot was built in 1900 by Nottingham Corporation Tramways, as part of an initiative to extend the Carrington line to Winchester Street. Trams ran on the route until 6 September 1936 when they were replaced by buses. Part of the premises is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Arnold () is a market town in the Borough of Gedling in the Ceremonial counties of England, county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It is situated to the north-east of Nottingham's city boundary. Arnold has the largest town centre in the Borough of Gedling and the most important town centre in the northeastern part of the conurbation of Nottingham Urban Area, Greater Nottingham. Gedling Borough Council is headquartered in Arnold. Since 1968 Arnold has had a market, and the town used to have numerous factories associated with the hosiery industry. Nottinghamshire Police have been headquartered in Arnold since 1979. At the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census, Arnold had a population of 37,768. Areas within Arnold include Daybrook, Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire, Woodthorpe, Redhill, Nottinghamshire, Redhill, Warren Hill, Nottinghamshire, Warren Hill, Killisick and Dorket Head. Toponymy Arnold was referred to as "Ernehale" in Domesday Book of 1086. This name mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areas Of Nottingham
Area is the Measure (mathematics), measure of a Domain (mathematical analysis), region's size on a surface (mathematics), surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while ''surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary (mathematics), boundary of a solid geometry, three-dimensional object. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat. It is the two-dimensional analogue of the length of a plane curve, curve (a one-dimensional concept) or the volume of a solid (a three-dimensional concept). Two different regions may have the same area (as in squaring the circle); by synecdoche, "area" sometimes is used to refer to the region, as in a "polygonal area". The area of a shape can be measured by comparing the shape to squares of a fixed size. In the In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
