Woodborough, Nottinghamshire
| Woodborough | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 St Swithun's church, Woodborough | |
 Parish map | |
  Woodborough Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 3.03 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| Population | 1,909 (2021) |
| • Density | 630/sq mi (240/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 631477 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG14 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Woodborough is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,852,[1][2] rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census,[3] and 1,909 at the 2021 census.[4]
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.[5]
Woodborough also has a primary school called Woodborough Woods Foundation CofE Primary School, where 200+ students attend at any one time.
History
[edit]At 8.45am on 26 May 1966 there was a mid-air collision over the village between the BAC Jet Provost aircraft XP631[6] and XM384.[7] Both aircraft flew from RAF Syerston.[8][9][10]
Three ejected, two instructors and one trainee. One was Flight Lieutenant Don Henderson, who was the leader of the Viper Red aerobatics team, at Syerston. The other instructor was Flying Officer Tim Thorne of Ipswich.
One aircraft landed at Roe Hill. The other aircraft landed in apple trees on Calverton Lane. A tail plane landed at a former Borstal (HM Prison Lowdham Grange since 1998). A wing and fuel tank landed in the Main Street.
One person parachuted near Calverton Lane, on the property of Len Russell. One person parachuted in the village main street, on telephone wires near the Four Bells pub. One person landed towards Lowdham, picked up by ambulance. The pilots were taken to a hospital in Nottingham, then to RAF Nocton Hall in Lincolnshire.[11]
The last mid-air collision in the area was on the evening of Monday 26 September 1949, when two RAF Lincoln bomber aircraft RE374[12] and RF407[13] collided at Averham, when all 14 were killed; both aircraft were from RAF Waddington.[14]
Notable people
[edit]- Mansfield Parkyns (1823–1894), traveller
- John Story (1812–1872), cricketer
Bus services
[edit]Nottingham City Transport
- 61: Nottingham, Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Mapperley Plains, Lambley, Woodborough, Calverton.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Area: Woodborough CP (Parish)"
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Woodborough (Gedling) parish (37UE011)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Woodborough (Gedling) parish (E04007875)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 384–385. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ XP631
- ^ XM384
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 26 May 1966, page 1
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Friday 27 May 1966, page 11
- ^ Newark Advertiser Saturday 28 May 1966, page 1
- ^ Times Friday May 27 1966, page 13
- ^ RE374
- ^ RF407
- ^ Newark Advertiser Wednesday 28 September 1949, page 8
External links
[edit]
- The Woodborough Web – What's on in Woodborough
- Premiere Travel
- Woodborough Heritage site
- Woodborough Parish Council
- Woodborough Community Association
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