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Awsworth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England. Its population of 2,577 in the 2001 Census and 2,517 in that of 2011 was estimated at 2,551 in 2019.[1] It lies near the edge of the Greater Nottingham area, between Kimberley, Nottinghamshire and Ilkeston, Derbyshire. It has been rated as a civil parish since 1894.[2]

Awsworth
The crossroads
Awsworth Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	2,517 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK4843
District	Broxtowe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Nottingham
Postcode district	NG16
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Broxtowe
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 52.99°N 1.28°W / 52.99; -1.28

Church

The Parish Church of St Peter has a remaining chancel from the brick church of 1746. The nave was rebuilt in 1902–1903 by Naylor and Sale of Derby, in a freely adapted Gothic style. A projected north-west tower was never built.[3]

Railways

Awsworth once had a station on the Great Northern (later LNER) line from Nottingham to Derby, crossing the Erewash Valley to Ilkeston over the Bennerley Viaduct. This closed in September 1964. At Awsworth Junction, a short distance to the east, a branch line curved north to Pinxton. This line closed in January 1963.

Near the junction the line crossed a viaduct almost half a mile in length across the Giltbrook valley. This was known variously as Awsworth Viaduct, Giltbrook Viaduct and Kimberley Viaduct, but commonly by locals as the "Forty Bridges", although the exact number of arches and girder spans was 43. This viaduct has been demolished, but the Bennerley Viaduct remains.

References

Further reading

• Lee, John. M. (2006). A Brief History of Awsworth (first ed.).
• Thoroton, Robert (1797). History of Nottinghamshire. John Throsby. pp. 250–251.

External links

• Awsworth Parish Council
• History of Awsworth
• Awsworth in the Domesday Book

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