Bilborough

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

Bilborough

Bilborough College
Bilborough
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population16,792 (ward. 2011)
OS grid referenceSK 51845 41162
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG8
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Located just off the A6002 road is Bilborough College.

Bilborough has a high street called Bracebridge Drive containing a bank (Lloyds TSB), a butcher's shop, a Gregg's, a library, Health Centre, Boots the Chemists, Hardware Store, Andys Fish & Chip Shop, Post Office, H K Baxter General Store, Co-op store, Heron Foods and two charity shops (Sue Ryder and Salvation Army). Bracebridge Drive also has a local pub, The Pelican. Opposite this is a garage which specialises in tyres and car washes.

Education

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 Campus → Beechdale → Bilborough[2]

■ 35: Nottingham → Derby Road → QMC → University Park → Wollaton Vale → Bilborough → Strelley → Bulwell[3]

■ 35B: Nottingham → Derby Road → QMC → University Park → Wollaton Vale → Bilborough → Strelley[4]

■ N28: Nottingham → Jubilee Campus → Beechdale → Bilborough → Wollaton Vale → Wollaton → Ilkeston Road → Nottingham[5]

Nottingham Community Transport

■ L3: Nottingham → Derby Road → QMC → Beechdale → Bilborough → Strelley[6]

■ L11: Beeston → Wollaton Vale → Bilborough → Aspley Lane → Basford → Bulwell → Top Valley → Bestwood Park → Arnold[7]

Bilborough College

■ Collegelink: Nottingham → Bilborough (Bilborough College)[8]

References
  1. "City of Nottingham ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. wearebase.com, Base. "Service 28 on Pink Line". nctx.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. wearebase.com, Base. "Service 35 on Orange Line". nctx.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. wearebase.com, Base. "Service 35B on Orange Line". nctx.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. wearebase.com, Base. "Service N28 on Pink Line". nctx.co.uk.
  6. wearebase.com, Base. "Locallink service L3 ran by Nottingham Community Transport" (PDF). ct4n.co.uk.
  7. wearebase.com, Base. "Locallink service L3 ran by Nottingham Community Transport" (PDF). ct4n.co.uk.
  8. wearebase.com, Base. "Collegelink ran by Bilborough College" (PDF). bilborough.ac.uk.


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