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Bilborough
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St Martin of Tours, Bilborough
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Bilborough
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population16,792 (ward. 2011)
OS grid reference SK 51845 41162
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG8
Dialling code 0115
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
UK Parliament
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Nottinghamshire
52°57′54″N1°13′41″W / 52.965°N 1.228°W / 52.965; -1.228

Bilborough is a suburb of the city of Nottingham, in the Nottingham district, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the City of Nottingham ward at the 2011 census was 16,792. [1]

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St Martin of Tours' Church, Bilborough is a Grade II listed building. [2] In the chancel is an Annunciation by Evelyn Gibbs, painted in 1946 and rediscovered in 2009 and restored. [3] Located just off the A6002 road is Bilborough College.

Civil parish

In 1931 the parish had a population of 2845. [4] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Nottingham. [5]

Education

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Bilborough College

Bilborough is home to the following schools and colleges:

Sports

Harvey Hadden Stadium is a well known local sport facility with outdoor running track and athletics facilities. The stadium originally had a velodrome.

Bus services

Nottingham City Transport

28: Nottingham → Ilkeston Road → Jubilee CampusBeechdaleBilborough [6]

35: Nottingham → Derby Road → QMCUniversity ParkWollaton ValeBilboroughStrelleyBulwell [7]

35B: Nottingham → Derby Road → QMCUniversity ParkWollaton ValeBilboroughStrelley [8]

CT4N

L4: Nottingham → Derby Road → QMCBeechdaleBilboroughStrelley

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References

  1. "City of Nottingham ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Martin (Grade II*) (1255110)". National Heritage List for England .
  3. Ashworth, Pat (12 August 2016). "An artist for Church and people". Church Times. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. "Population statistics Bilborough AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. "Relationships and changes Bilborough AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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