Bramcote
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  Bramcote 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 | |
Bramcote is a settlement in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, about five miles south-west of Nottingham. It was a separate village but is now a suburb of Greater Nottingham. Originally one of the main roads between the cities of Nottingham and Derby (about 15 miles apart) passed through the village centre. Nowadays the main Nottingham - Derby road (the A52 - called the Brian Clough Way in honour of the late football manager who brought success to both Derby County and Nottingham Forest passes a little to the north of the village centre, partially cutting the centre from the Bramcote Hills part of the village. The original road snakes through the old centre entering a steep-sided cutting just south of the centre, forming a blind bend known as 'Devils Bend'.
Until the 1960s there was a country house estate on the north side of the village, but this has passed into public ownership. The house was demolished in 1968 and its grounds became a public park now known as 'Bramcote Park'. This includes grassed parkland and wooded hillside. Nearby places are Beeston, Wollaton, Chilwell and Stapleford. Bramcote is part of the Borough of Broxtowe. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935.
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[edit] Schools
There are five local schools namely;
- Bramcote C of E (Aided) Primary School
- Bramcote Hills Primary School [1]
- Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College [2]
- Bramcote Park Business and Enterprise School [3]
- Foxwood
In the village centre there is also a primary school, a pre-school nursery and a large recreational park, King George's Park, on its west side on the slopes of a hill with views out over the Erewash valley to the north and west. St John's College, Nottingham is a Church of England theological college situated in Bramcote on the southern edge.
[edit] Leisure Centre
Bramcote Leisure Centre is located in Bramcote Park, just off the A52. It contains a variety of facilities, including a 33m pool with waterslide (which was recently divided into a 25m pool and family splash pool), a teaching pool, a gym, junior gym, 5-a-side pitch, health suite and creche [4]. The centre achieved Quest Accreditation in March 2008. [5]
[edit] Churches
St. Michael and All Angels Church is the local Anglican (Church of England website) Parish Church of Bramcote. In addition to the regular pattern of Sunday services, St. Michaels's runs a comprehensive programme of spiritual and social activities for all ages. It was built in 1861 and is on Church Street. St. Michael's was built to replace St. Luke's (on Town Street) of which only the churchyard and tower remain.
Bramcote Methodist Church is on Chapel Street, Beeston.
Emmanuel Church is an independent Anglican church that meets in the Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College [6] on Sunday afternoons (1530) during the winter months. There is also a programme for children, a men's breakfast group, prayer groups and house groups.
[edit] King Georges Park
This park offers great views across Bramcote and Stapleford. It is on a steep sloped site with a network of surfaced paths providing a link to the adjacent countryside. There are two free to use tennis courts in the park.
[edit] Other Information
Local public houses are The Sherwin Arms, The Rose Grower and The White Lion (known locally as the 'Top House'). The Bramcote Hills Community Association [7] looks after the interests of residents on the north east side of the village.
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