Wollaton is a suburb and a former parish in western Nottingham, England. Wollaton has two Wards in Nottingham City (Wollaton East and Lenton Abbay Wollaton West) with total population at the 2011 census 24,693. It is home to Wollaton Hall with museums, deer parks, lakes, walks and golf courses.
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The village center of Wollaton, the original heart of the suburbs, has remained relatively unchanged over the last few hundred years and is dominated by Admiral Rodney public houses and the 13th-century Anglican church of St. Leonard. It also features historic cottages, Elizabethan dovecote and water pumps. The village was incorporated into the City of Nottingham in 1933, with urban development beginning shortly thereafter. Most of the former parish areas were built in the late 1960s.
Wollaton is actually located in Nottingham City, although a small part of Borough Broxtowe can be referred to as Wollaton by the locals. Another area of ​​Nottingham that is not in the original parish of Wollaton can also be described as Wollaton, especially parts of the former Radford parish formerly known as Radford Woodhouses, and part of the Wollaton Park used for housing (usually called Wollaton Park Estate) which especially in the former Lenton parish.
The city's current ward boundaries divide Wollaton into Wollaton West, and Wollaton East with Lenton Abbey.
The city is considered one of the most desirable parts of the city to live in, with relatively high house prices. This is largely due to good quality schools (despite getting troublesome places), traditional public houses and good access to M1 via A52 to the South and A610 to the North.
In recognition of Nottingham's two favorite sports stars, Wollaton is home to Torvill and Dean plantations, on the former Wollaton Colliery and Canal site. Street names include Torvill Drive, Jayne Close, Bolero Close (named after the gold medal winner, BolÃÆ'Â ro), and Crawford Close (named after Michael Crawford who helped Torvill and Dean in developing their winning dance). Another famous Nottingham sportsman, swimmer Tom Blower, also his name was adopted by the road in Wollaton (though he came from Hyson Green)
The main shopping area on the outskirts of town is located along Bramcote Lane about one kilometer west of the historic center. Most businesses are local family stores, although recently a small co-op and a Sainbury store have opened. Also in Wollaton is a small cluster of shops on Crown Island (a large roundabout near Nottingham city center) which includes post office shipping, florist, and Pizza Hut.
The biggest supermarket in Wollaton is Waitrose, which is on Trowell Road, which until 2015 is Co-Op.
Wollaton itself stretches across a large area, from Torvill Drive and Russell Drive near the Bilborough area in the north, to Bramcote Lane, Woodbank Drive, and Appledore Avenue to the south, stretching as far south as the forest is now called 'Bramcote Ridge'. West to east stretches from Trowell Moor and Balloon Woods to the west, across to Sutton Passey's Crescent and the former gateway to Wollaton Park, Lenton Lodge on Derby Road to the east.
The local Middleton Primary School and Breeding School along with Fernwood Juniors ', Fernwood Infants' and The Fernwood School are some of the best performing schools in Nottingham City and even the UK. Three of Fernwood's schools are a family of academies all close by. The sixth closest form of education for post-16 education is Bilborough College in Bilborough. Also in and around Wollaton are the Southwold Elementary School and the Firbeck Academy, a school for deaf and mental disorders.
Wollaton Edge is also home to Pond Mart Local Nature Reserve, jointly managed by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. The lake is managed by Wollaton Piscatorial Club which provides a haven for plant and animal life and a wide variety of fish species (including some rare species).
This area is also home to the Wollaton Library which some years ago underwent a £ 250,000 refurbishment to establish a new children's library and expand the meeting facilities, the work was done by Nottingham city council and completed by local contractor GPS Construction (Nottingham) ltd.
The Wollaton Park has also hosted many major events and concerts, including City in the Park events held once a year during the 1990s and featured popular pop events at the time such as Peter Andre, Five, Gina G and The Bangles. A new festival, Splendor in Nottingham, was relaunched in 2008 and gradually evolved into a popular festival, with big names like Calvin Harris and The Pet Shop Boys performing there in 2010, and Dizzee Rascal in 2012. The park also to host this city. annual War Memorial Weekend veterans, became one of the biggest memorial events outside London and included flying-overs by warplanes. Also, the park hosts other major annual events such as cross-country championships, dog shows, steam shows and the annual Nottingham Motor Show. The park is also where Nottingham's sleighs go down every time there is snowfall, taking advantage of the huge hill garden.
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Train
Wollaton is also noted for the existence of one of the earliest recorded trains in the world, the Wollaton Wagonway. The cart runs between Strelley and Wollaton nearby. The horse-drawn coal carts travel to their destination with a wooden railway line.
The cart was completed in 1604, built by Huntingdon Beaumont working in partnership with the second inhabitant of Wollaton Hall, Sir Percival Willoughby.
Wollaton does not have a train station, though the line from Nottingham to the Erewash Valley line passes through the area.
Bus service
- Nottingham City Transport
? 30: Nottingham -> Ilkeston Road -> Kampus Jubilee -> Wollaton Park -> Bramcote -> Wollaton Vale
? 35: Nottingham -> Derby Road -> QMC -> University Park -> Wollaton Vale -> Bilborough -> Strelley -> Bulwell
? 35A: Nottingham -> Derby Road -> QMC -> University Park -> Wollaton Vale
? 35B: Nottingham -> Derby Road -> QMC -> University Park -> Wollaton Vale -> Bilborough -> Strelley
? N28: Nottingham -> Kampus Jubilee -> Beechdale -> Bilborough -> Wollaton Vale
- Trentbarton
? dua: Nottingham -> Wollaton -> Trowell -> Ilkeston -> Cotmanhay
- Nottingham Community Transport
? L10: Nottingham -> Kampus Jubilee -> Wollaton -> Bramcote -> Beeston
? L11: Beeston -> Wollaton Vale -> Bilborough -> Aspley -> Bulwell -> Top Valley -> Bestwood Park -> Arnold
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There are five churches in Wollaton:
- St. Parish Church of Leonard
- St. Church of Mary
- The Grangewood Methodist Church
- St. Roman Catholic Church Thomas More
- The Kingswood Methodist Church
The churches together publish a monthly magazine called Links.
Museum
- Industrial Museum in Wollaton Park yard
- Museum of Natural History at Wollaton Hall
- The Wollaton Dovecote Museum is a little-known museum on Dovecote Drive. The Dovecote was built in 1572 by the Willoughby family.
Trade and Industry
Mine
Coal has always been an important presence in the suburbs and income from Wollaton Colliery is a major source of income for the Willoughby family, who built and owned Wollaton Hall until the 20th century. The colliery was closed after in 1965 and the current work is mainly in services, universities and the public sector, with many locals leaving for work in the Nottingham and Derby area.
Pub
- Admiral Rodney.
- Stone of Hemlock. and The Wheelhouse is owned by Hungry Horse
- The Wollaton. owned by the company Moleface Pub.
- Middleton's (formerly The Roebuck).
- Toby Carvery Wollaton Park (formerly The Priory)
Sports and leisure
Local football
WHYFC
Wollaton Hall Youth Football Club (founded 1984) is a FA Charter Standard Club with the goal of providing a safe and supportive environment where boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18 can enjoy playing soccer. The club is based on Wollaton Park with clubhouse and pitches based in front of the hall, adjacent to the main park entrance. Some WHYFC teams play their home games at the nearby Fernwood Comprehensive School, which is also the club's training ground. The club currently has over 300 registered players and teams competing in Notts Ladies & amp; League Girls, Young League Elizabethan, Notts Youth League and Derby City League.
WFC
Wollaton FC was formed in 1954 and played at the Wollaton Sports Association Ground sharing ground with Wollaton Cricket Club. The club is located on land sold to the village for sport and recreation activities by the Middleton family right after World War 2. The Club Badge describes the architecture of Elizabeth Wollaton Hall. Originally at the Midland Amateur Alliance, Wollaton joined Notts Alliance in 1990. The club enjoyed a long and successful spell at MAA and the 3rd and 4th teams still play in that league. The 2004/5 season saw Wollaton become one of the founding members of the Notts National League.
References
Smith, RS (1989), Early Coal Mining Around Nottingham 1500 - 1650 , University of Nottingham (not printed) . Marshall, P (1999), Wollaton Hall and Family of Willoughby Nottingham Civic Society .
External links
- Wollaton in Domesday Book
- Wollaton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
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