Killisick is an area of the

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of Arnold in the

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in the

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of England. It also used to be a local government ward area of

Gedling Gedling is a village and former civil parish which gives its name to the larger Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies north-east of Nottingham city centre. The parish was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the urban distr ...

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

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 ' ...

, 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 Arnold Hill Spencer Academy (formally Arnold Hill Academy) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. It teaches children from 11 to 18 - Years 7-13. It is located in Arnold but ...

, Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy and

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 ...

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

References

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