Redhill, Nottinghamshire
| Redhill | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Redhill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK581465 |
| Location: | 53°-0’43"N, 1°8’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,000 (approx..) |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG5 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Gedling |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gedling |
Redhill is a village attached to the edge of the much larger town of Arnold in Nottinghamshire. It is approximately four miles north of the city of Nottingham. The area has about 2,000 inhabitants, many of whom are commuters.
Running through Redhill is the primary road leading north out of Nottingham, now named Mansfield Road, which is part of the A60.
Although there is no commercial centre to Redhill, there is Redhill Academy, a specialist performing arts school, Redhill Leisure Centre and Redhill Stores and a newsagent. There are also two pubs: ‘The Ram Inn’ and ‘The Waggon And Horses’.
History
It is generally accepted by historians that Redhill takes its name from the clay-like red soil making up the hill at the centre of the community.
Before around 1800, Redhill 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.
