Place:Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England

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NameWoodborough
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates53.02°N 1.06°W
Located inNottinghamshire, England
See alsoThurgarton Wapentake, Nottinghamshire, Englandwapentake in which the place was located
Basford Rural, Nottinghamshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Gedling District, Nottinghamshire, Englanddistrict covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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. rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census.

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.

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

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