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Woodborough is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 7 miles north-east of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,872.[1] rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census.[2]

Woodborough
Woodborough Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	1,872 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK631477
Civil parish	Woodborough
District	Gedling
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG14
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sherwood
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53.02°N 1.06°W / 53.02; -1.06

St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough is a 13th-century tower with a 14th-century chancel. 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.[3]

Woodborough also has a primary school called Woodborough Woods Foundation CofE Primary School, where 200+ students attend at any one time.

Notable people

• John Story (1812–1872), cricketer

Bus services

Nottingham City Transport

• 47: Nottingham – Mapperley – Lambley – Woodborough
• 46: Nottingham – Mapperley – Woodborough - Lambley

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodborough.

• The Woodborough Web – What's on in Woodborough
• Premiere Travel
• Woodborough Heritage site
• Woodborough Parish Council
• Woodborough Community Association

References

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