Chilwell is a residential suburb of Greater Nottingham, in the Borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Greater Nottingham is a Conurbation based around the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Broxtowe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935. Beeston and Stapleford was an Urban district in Nottinghamshire, England, from 1935 to 1974 Stapleford was a Rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935
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  Chilwell shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| District | Broxtowe |
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| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG9 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Broxtowe |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
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History
Chilwell was originally a hamlet on the road from Nottingham to Ashby-de-la-Zouche. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Broxtowe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The NG postcode area, also known as the Nottingham postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Nottingham including areas in Derbyshire, southern The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the Shire county of Nottinghamshire and the Unitary authority The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Nottinghamshire (including the Unitary authority of Nottingham The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Broxtowe is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Ashby de la Zouch (often shortened simply to Ashby) is a small Market town and Civil parish in north west Leicestershire, England It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, but along with Toton it became part of the parish of Attenborough. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire, located Southwest of Nottingham. Attenborough is a suburb in the Broxtowe borough of Nottinghamshire. Suburban development spread gradually from Beeston along Chilwell High Road.
The area's population grew substantially during World War I when most of the area of level ground between Chilwell and Toton was occupied by the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 and the original direct route between Chilwell and Toton became a gated military road, now known as Chetwynd Road. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire, located Southwest of Nottingham. The National Shell Filling Factory Chilwell, was a World War I United Kingdom Government-owned explosives Filling Factory. Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd 8th Viscount Chetwynd CH ( 3 October 1863 – 22 March 1936) was a British peer and industrialist
On 1 July 1918, 134 people were killed in an explosion at the factory, with over 250 people injured in the explosion. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This tragedy remains the largest number of deaths caused by a single explosion in mainland Britain. The memorial to the dead can be found in nearby church yard of St Mary's, Attenborough.
The army continued to dominate the area with the factory becoming a major depot site for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and more recently for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps ( RAOC) was a former Corps of the British Army. The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( REME; pronounced phonetically as "Reemee" is a Corps of the British Army that has The Chilwell Bypass Road was constructed in the 1930s to take army traffic out of the village centre. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression.
Chilwell has two pubs in its centre on Chilwell High Road. The Charlton Arms is named after a local landowning family who formerly lived in the now demolished Chilwell Hall. The Cadland is named after a locally trained racehorse that won the The Derby in 1828. The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap There is also a modern pub, The Cornmill, on Nottingham Road. There is a large retail park and hotel (The Village) on the Attenborough border.
Chilwell has had a long-standing non-conformist population. Nonconformism is the refusal to conform to common standards conventions rules customs traditions norms or laws The Chilwell Methodist Church was founded in 1798 as the Methodist First Connection Chapel at Hallams Lane. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Its Sunday School (provided jointly with local Baptists) provided the first free education for the poor of the area. The chapel moved to land provided by Squire Charlton in 1857. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the [1] Christ Church Chilwell was built in 1903 to provide an Anglican church to serve the growing population, although it did not become a separate ecclesiastical parish from Attenborough until 1975. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The Inham Nook estate was built by Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council on land to the west of Bramcote Lane from the 1950s and St Barnabas's Church was constructed in 1957 as a "mission church" to serve the new population. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive For many years, Inham Nook's council housing was in sharp contrast to the surrounding areas of middle class suburban owner-occupation. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Since the 1980s right to buy legislation, tenure has been more mixed, but Inham Nook remains relatively deprived compared to other areas in the southern part of Broxtowe borough. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Right to buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom which gives tenants of Council housing the right to buy the home they are living in Broxtowe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham.
Chilwell Manor Golf Club was established in 1906 on land formerly belonging to the Manor. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Manor House and nearby Chilwell Green remained intact until 1965 when the bland Clarkes Lane development of large detached houses started construction. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
Chilwell School is located off Queens Road West adjacent to the golf course. Chilwell School (formerly known as Chilwell Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Beeston, Nottingham, England. It shares a site and facilities with the Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre. Chilwell Olympia is a sports centre in Chilwell, near Nottingham. Prior to construction of the school in the 1970s, this area was Kirk's Farm. It had remained undeveloped as the land has a high water table and poor drainage. A hectare of the school grounds was not drained for playing fields and is now the Chilwell Meadow nature reserve managed by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust as a rare example of a "wet meadow" of unimproved grassland.
Parts of the golf course are also sites of importance for nature conservation, and there has been some work in recent years to remove non-native species in the golf-course planting to improve bio-diversity.
| North: Bramcote | ||
| West: Toton, Derby | Chilwell | East: Beeston, Nottingham |
| South: Attenborough |
Gallery
 Chilwell Retail Park |
NCT Transport
Orange Line 36 - Chilwell via Beeston, University, QMC, Canning Circus to Victoria Centre (City)
Maroon Line 14 - Chilwell via Beeston, University, Castle Boulevard to Mount Street (City). Bramcote is a settlement in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, about five miles south-west of Nottingham. Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire, located Southwest of Nottingham. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Beeston is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is southwest of Nottingham City Centre Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Attenborough is a suburb in the Broxtowe borough of Nottinghamshire.
References
- ^ http://www.beeston-notts.co.uk/hudston2.shtml The Hudston Families of Beeston
External links
- Village Website
- Chilwell Manor Golf Club
- Chilwell on Google Maps
- Then and Now: Attenborough, Chilwell and Beeston - 1920 local history article by Robert Mellors on Nottinghamshire History site
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