43-526: West Bridgford ( / ˈ b r ɪ dʒ f ər d / ) is a town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Rushcliffe , in the county of Nottinghamshire , England. It lies south of Nottingham city centre, east of Wilford , north of Ruddington and west of Radcliffe-on-Trent ; it is also south-west of Colwick and south-east of Beeston , which are on the opposite bank of the River Trent . The town
86-401: A base made of Portland stone and a roof made of copper. Exposure to precipitation has resulted in the copper roof turning green in colour. The design involves a main frontage facing with fifteen bays facing Loughborough Road; the central bay features a stone porch with Doric order columns. The two main entrances around the front and back of the building are flanked by statues of miners depicting
129-522: A hotel called the Bridgford Hotel. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 44 councillors representing 24 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The wards are: The borough straddles two parliamentary constituencies. Most of the borough is in the Rushcliffe constituency. The north-eastern part of
172-874: A rowing shell manufacturer, Raymond Sims Ltd . Several of the town's secondary schools feature rowing activities. West Bridgford has two large Rugby Union clubs: Nottingham Moderns RFC in Wilford village and West Bridgford Rugby Club . Nottingham RFC moved its training base and reserve team ground from Ireland Road, Beeston , to Lady Bay after the 2005/2006 season. It plays first-team fixtures at Meadow Lane , just over Trent Bridge from West Bridgford. There are two interlinked Karate clubs in West Bridgford: South Notts Shotokan Karate Club (SNSKC) and West Bridgford Shotokan Karate Club (WBSKC), both of which are KUGB clubs. West Bridgford Hockey Club on Loughborough Road
215-470: A specified number of bedrooms. Smaller houses were permitted on side roads and terraces were erected on roads such as Exchange Road for the servants of wealthy Nottingham merchants who had bought West Bridgford property. The result is a community separate from Nottingham, with no ties of governance to it. Though some services like business waste and cycling park provisions are carried out or provided by Nottingham City Council . In Nottingham, West Bridgford
258-900: A team of retail consultants to recommend improvements and changes to the town's shopping areas and the wider public realm. These included better road design, with landscaping points to improve the movement of people from Gordon Road through to Central Avenue. Both roads have independent retailers and national chains. Other proposals included moving Bridgford Road car park underground and putting retail space at ground level. These proposals have largely been abandoned and, presently in 2024, have not been followed through. The West Bridgford School and Rushcliffe School are secondary schools with academy status . The Becket School and The Nottingham Emmanuel School are Catholic and Church of England schools respectively, both in West Bridgford, but operated through Nottingham City Council . The Becket School
301-550: A third, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named after the ancient Rushcliffe Wapentake , which had covered part of the area. Rushcliffe means "cliff where brushwood grows", from Old English hris "brushwood" and clif "cliff". The new Rushcliffe district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Rushcliffe Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council . Most of
344-509: Is a large municipal building located at Loughborough Road on the south bank of the River Trent at West Bridgford in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire , England. It is the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Council which is the upper tier local authority and has jurisdiction across the whole of Nottinghamshire except the City of Nottingham which is administered independently by the unitary authority of Nottingham City Council . The county council
387-533: Is based at the Ruscliffe Arena on Rugby Road in West Bridgford. The building is a combined leisure centre and council headquarters. The council moved into the new building in December 2016 and the leisure centre opened the following month. From 1982 to 2016 the council was based at Rushcliffe Civic Centre on Pavilion Road in West Bridgford, overlooking Trent Bridge . That building had been built in 1966 as
430-579: Is building a new headquarters near Hucknall to replace County Hall, due to open in 2025. During much of the 20th century the county council was based at the old Shire Hall in the Lace Market in central Nottingham. After deciding that the existing premises were inadequate for their needs, county leaders decided to procure a new building: the site they selected had been occupied by the Castle Cricket Ground. The foundation stone for
473-896: Is fed by primary schools around Nottingham, but by only one school in West Bridgford: St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School. The other feeder schools are Blessed Robert, St Edmund Campion, Our Lady and St Edward's. The West Bridgford School's feeder primary schools are West Bridgford Infant and Junior School, Jesse Gray Primary School, Heymann Primary School and Greythorn Primary School. Rushcliffe School's feeder primary schools are Abbey Road Primary School, Pierpont Gamston Primary School, Edwalton Primary School, Lady Bay Primary School and St Peter's School in Ruddington . Local news and television programmes are BBC East Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals are received from
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#1732773081327516-589: Is held currently by James Naish of the Labour Party . Nottinghamshire County Council 's headquarters are at County Hall , a municipal building on the south bank of the River Trent. Rushcliffe Borough Council's headquarters are at Rushcliffe Arena, a joint headquarters and leisure facility on Rugby Road. Nottingham Forest Football Club play at the City Ground , beside the River Trent. The club
559-472: Is largely ceremonial in Rushcliffe. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2005 have been: Following the 2023 election , the composition of the council was: Of the five independent councillors, three sit together as the "Leake Independents" group and two sit together as the "Bingham Independents" group. The next election is due in 2027. The council
602-578: Is part of the Nottingham Urban Area and had a population of 36,487 in the 2021 Census . West Bridgford was founded between 919 and 924, when defences and houses were built at the south end of Trent Bridge . It was established by Edward the Elder to protect Nottingham and the surrounding area against incursions from Danes in the North of England. A survey during Edward's reign indicates that
645-459: The Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme (CLASP), was deemed surplus to requirements and unfit for purpose. The building was subsequently demolished. In March 2019, it was announced that a new landmark building could be built on the site of the former CLASP building site as part of Nottinghamshire County Council's aspiration to rationalise its countywide estate portfolio. In 2023
688-605: The River Devon near Cotham , then follows this river to the east southwards to where it meets the Leicestershire boundary. To the south, the Leicestershire/Rushcliffe boundary crosses the runways of the former RAF Langar with most of the airfield in Rushcliffe. Rushcliffe is split between an urbanised north-west, containing suburbs of Greater Nottingham that have not been incorporated into
731-517: The Waltham TV transmitter, and the Nottingham relay transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Nottingham , Hits Radio East Midlands , Capital Midlands , Smooth East Midlands and Greatest Hits Radio Midlands . The Nottingham & Long Eaton Topper newspaper was established in 1994. The nearest railway station is Nottingham , which lies approximately 1.5 miles north-west of
774-531: The Waltham transmitter and the Nottingham relay transmitter. Radio stations for the area are: Rushcliffe Spencer Academy and West Bridgford school have ranked regularly in the top 100 comprehensive schools in the UK for GCSE results. In 2014 West Bridgford was ranked at 63rd of all comprehensives in the UK with 83% achieving '5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs' and Rushcliffe 81st in
817-500: The 19th century. West Bridgford was created as an urban sanitary district in 1891 and became an urban district with an elected council under the Local Government Act 1894 . In 1935, the parishes of Edwalton and South Wilford were added to the urban district. This then became part of the larger borough of Rushcliffe under the Local Government Act 1972 . The town is part of the constituency of Rushcliffe , which
860-662: The Musters family sold the Trent Bridge Inn and Trent Bridge cricket ground to the county cricket club. The club owned the inn briefly, then sold it at a profit to a brewery. After pressure, the Musters sold land for building, but strict planning regulations were stipulated for the West Bridgford Estate. This was planned over a grid of tree-lined roads. The main roads, such as Musters Road, had restrictions on housing density and size. All houses had to contain
903-399: The UK with 82% achieving 5 A*-C in 2014. The Becket School (partly geographically outside the Rushcliffe district), West Bridgford School and Rushcliffe Spencer Academy get A level results for 'Average point score per A level student (full-time equivalent)' in the top 10% of all schools in the UK, comprehensive or selective, better than many English grammar schools . These scores are in
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#1732773081327946-530: The area are operated by several companies: West Bridgford UDC 's own fleet of buses, with a brown-and-yellow livery, merged with Nottingham City Transport in 1968. Rushcliffe Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in south Nottinghamshire , England. Its council is based in West Bridgford . The borough also includes the towns of Bingham and Cotgrave as well as numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Some of
989-571: The borough around Bingham and surrounding villages is in the Newark constituency. South-east of Nottingham , the Rushcliffe boundary splits from the City of Nottingham boundary near the Holme Pierrepont Watersports Centre and then follows the River Trent to near RAF Syerston , which is the most northern part of the district, although Syerston the village itself is in the Newark and Sherwood district. It meets
1032-446: The borough is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Conservative majority control since 1999. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor
1075-436: The built-up areas in the north-west of the borough, including West Bridgford, form part of the Nottingham Urban Area . The neighbouring districts are Broxtowe , Nottingham , Gedling , Newark and Sherwood , Melton , Charnwood , North West Leicestershire and Erewash . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of
1118-619: The centre of the River Trent, transferring the County Hall site and other areas on the south bank of the Trent (including the nearby City Ground stadium of Nottingham Forest F.C. ) to the neighbouring urban district of West Bridgford. Queen Elizabeth II , accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , visited County Hall on 28 July 1977. In 2016, county leaders decided that a 1960s concrete prefabricated extension, which had been built as part of
1161-583: The city, and the south and east which is predominantly rural, which stretches to the Leicestershire border. Many of these villages lie in the Vale of Belvoir . The Grantham Canal threads from nearby Grantham through Rushcliffe to the River Trent . Villages in the Vale of Belvoir include Redmile , Hickling , Harby , Stathern and Langar . Geographically, the River Soar marks the divide between
1204-467: The construction of a landmark bell tower which would have been three times as tall as the main building. When construction resumed after the war this part of the plan was mothballed to reduce overall costs. When construction began the site was within the boundaries of the city and county borough of Nottingham . Boundary changes in April 1952 adjusted Nottingham's southern boundary in this area to follow
1247-483: The county council decided that the building was too large and costly to maintain, and it decided to move to a new building. A site was found on the A611 Annesley Road north of Hucknall , in the parish of Linby , and construction began in December 2023 with the new building due to open in 2025. Decisions have yet to be made about what will happen to County Hall once the council leaves. The County Hall has
1290-401: The county's mining history. The statues were designed by Robert Kiddey, a local Nottingham artist during the building's construction. The County Hall houses an extensive collection of artifacts, many of which have been gifted to Nottinghamshire by various visiting dignitaries from around the world and are displayed around the hall. The grand staircase which links the ground and first floors of
1333-486: The fledgling Asda superstore chain, owned by a Leeds -based dairy farming conglomerate, Associated Dairies, acquired a controlling interest in the GEM operations. The Loughborough Road site has an Asda store, although it was replaced by a much larger one on land adjacent to the old site in 1999. The original building was demolished and replaced by a car park and petrol station area. In 2018, Rushcliffe Borough Council appointed
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1376-680: The largest FA-approved football organisation in the country, running over 144 teams (checked Feb 2024) the club includes West Bridgford Football Club the Senior section for Colts, which started in 2011 on Saturday afternoons in the Nottinghamshire Senior League . Also playing in the Nottinghamshire Senior League are Magdala Amateurs who play at the ROKO Ground. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
1419-545: The new building was laid by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire , William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland , on 21 November 1939. It was designed by Vincent Harris (who is also credited with designing Leeds Civic Hall , Bristol City Hall and Sheffield City Hall ) but, because of a pause to construction during the Second World War , it was only completed in 1954. The original plans included
1462-647: The population at this time was 192 people, 19 of whom were farmers. Some main roads in central West Bridgford are named after wealthy families that dominated its early history. There are no 'streets' named in West Bridgford. The roads in the Gamston development have names from the Lake District , and Compton Acres from Dorset and the Purbeck Coast . At the end of the First World War ,
1505-566: The through line to Nottingham not long after. Only a stub remains in use south of the old station site to Melton Mowbray as the Old Dalby Test Track. The site of Edwalton station has since been redeveloped for housing. There was also a station in Ruddington on the Great Central Main Line between Loughborough Central and Nottingham Victoria ; this closed in 1969 and since been left unused. Bus services in
1548-531: The top 2% for all UK comprehensives. Sutton Bonington is in the south of the district, which has the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham . [REDACTED] Media related to Rushcliffe at Wikimedia Commons 52°54′N 1°03′W / 52.90°N 1.05°W / 52.90; -1.05 County Hall, Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Hall
1591-471: The town in the city centre. It is a principal station on the Midland Main Line ; East Midlands Railway operates regular inter-city services to Leicester and London St Pancras . The former Manton Route from Nottingham to Melton Mowbray ran to the east of the town, although no station was ever built here. Instead, there was a station at Edwalton but it closed to passengers in 1944, with
1634-406: The town to the city of Nottingham. The bridges link to cycling routes in the city centre, railway station and the university areas. The central West Bridgford area has a diversity of buildings, mostly Victorian, although larger properties are being demolished for development, as no protection exists for the common housing stock. St. Giles Church is medieval, but was heavily restored at the end of
1677-430: The two counties. The former West Bridgford Urban District is an unparished area . The rest of the borough is divided into civil parishes . The parish councils for Bingham and Cotgrave take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council. In terms of television, Rushcliffe is served by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central with television signals received from
1720-653: Was first used in 1838 and held its first test match in 1899, when England played against Australia. It is the third oldest ground used as a test cricket venue after Lord's in London and Eden Gardens in Calcutta , India . Trent Bridge is home to Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club , a first-class cricket club. There are two rowing clubs in West Bridgford: Nottingham Rowing Club and Nottingham and Union Rowing Club , along with
1763-470: Was founded in 1865 and has played at the site since 1898. Between 1975 and 1993, Nottingham Forest was managed by Brian Clough and won a Football League title, two European Cups and four Football League Cups ; it fielded players including Trevor Francis , Peter Shilton , John Robertson , Martin O'Neill , Stuart Pearce and Roy Keane . At local level, West Bridgford has a number of football teams for all ages. West Bridgford Colts FC are thought to be
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1806-440: Was sometimes negatively dubbed "Bread and Lard Island", suggesting that its residents had spent so much on big houses and fur coats that they could only afford to eat bread and lard. It grew from a small village in the mid-19th century into a town of over 36,000 inhabitants by 2021. The northern boundary of West Bridgford is the River Trent . The river is spanned by two road bridges and a pedestrianised bridge allowing access from
1849-424: Was the childhood hockey club of Olympic Gold medallist and former West Bridgford resident Helen Richardson-Walsh . West Bridgford was the location of the UK's first major out-of-town superstore. In 1964, an American company, GEM , opened a store on Loughborough Road. Despite ambitions, GEM's British operations were not a success, with only two other such stores opening. National concessionaires withdrew, and in 1966
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