Woodborough, Nottinghamshire
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| Woodborough | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Main Street and St Swithun's, Woodborough | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK631477 |
| Location: | 53°1’12"N, 1°3’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,872 (2011) |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG14 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Gedling |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sherwood |
Woodborough is a village in Nottinghamshire, seven miles north-east of Nottingham. The 2011 census recorded a population of 1,872.
The parish church, St Swithun's, is mediæval: it has a 13th-century tower with a 14th-century chancel. White's directory in 1853 reported:
- "The church is a large structure ... and has some fragments of ancient armorial glass in its windows which, when perfect, was exceedingly beautiful. It is a curacy, and has been augmented with Queen Anne's Bounty. The Chapter of Southwell is the patron, and the Rev. Samuel Lealand Oldacres is the incumbent."[1]
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.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Woodborough, Nottinghamshire) |
- The Woodborough Web – What's on in Woodborough
- Woodborough Heritage
- Woodborough Parish Council
- Woodborough Community Association
References
- ↑ White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 1951; 1979 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09636-1
