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{{Short description|Village in Nottinghamshire, England}}
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'''Attenborough''' is a suburban village in the [[Borough of Broxtowe|Broxtowe]] borough of [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]]. It forms part of [[Greater Nottingham]], and is {{convert|4 + 1/2|miles}} to the southwest of the city of [[Nottingham]], between [[Long Eaton]] (to the southwest) and [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]] (to the northeast). The population of the ward within the Borough of Broxtowe taken at the 2011 Census was 2,328.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694003&c=Attenborough&d=14&e=62&g=6456495&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1459694801236&enc=1|title=Broxtowe ward population 2011|accessdate=3 April 2016|publisher = Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> It adjoins the suburbs of [[Toton]] to the west and [[Chilwell]] to the north.


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'''Attenborough''' is a village in the [[Borough of Broxtowe]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]]. It forms part of the [[Greater Nottingham]] area and is {{convert|4 + 1/2|miles}} to the south-west of the city of [[Nottingham]], between [[Long Eaton]] (to the south-west) and [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]] (to the north-east). It adjoins the suburbs of [[Toton]] to the west and [[Chilwell]] to the north. The population of the ward, as at the 2011 Census, was 2,328.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694003&c=Attenborough&d=14&e=62&g=6456495&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1459694801236&enc=1|title=Broxtowe ward population 2011|access-date=3 April 2016|publisher = Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
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The village is the location of [[Attenborough railway station]] and the [[Attenborough Nature Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.attenboroughnaturecentre.co.uk|title=Attenborough Nature Centre & Reserve|publisher=}}</ref>

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The village is home to [[Attenborough railway station]] and the [[Attenborough Nature Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.attenboroughnaturecentre.co.uk|title=Attenborough Nature Centre & Reserve}}</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
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The main commercial centre of Attenborough is around the junction of Nottingham Road (the [[A6005 road|A6005]]) and Attenborough Lane.
The main commercial centre of Attenborough is around the junction of Nottingham Road (the [[A6005 road|A6005]]) and Attenborough Lane.


Nearer to the nature reserve is a tennis club, along with a private day-nursery,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.attenboroughdn.co.uk|title=Attenborough Day Nursery|publisher=}}</ref> which, in 2005, along with the Attenborough Prep School, was bought by [[Robert Everist]], who then sold the nursery and closed the 100-year-old school. In media coverage, it was claimed that Everist's company had pressured employees into handing in their notice a week before closing the company.<ref name="Directory">{{cite web|title=Directory|url=http://directory007.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/attenborough-preparatory-school.html|website=Directory Blog|accessdate=17 February 2009}}</ref> The [[Attenborough Cricket Club]] (which doubles as the [[village green]]) and [[St. Mary's Church, Attenborough|St. Mary's Church]] (a [[Church of England]] parish church).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/attenborough/hhistory.php|title=Attenborough - History|publisher=}}</ref> This southeastern part of Attenborough is bounded to the northwest by the railway line and on the other three sides by the wetlands of the nature reserve. It is the historic part of the village, with two [[listed building]]s and the listed church itself.<ref>[http://beestoncivicsociety.org.uk/gallery-1.html Beeston and District Civic Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812075138/http://beestoncivicsociety.org.uk/gallery-1.html |date=12 August 2011 }} Listed buildings</ref>
Nearer to the nature reserve is a tennis club, along with a private day-nursery,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.attenboroughdn.co.uk|title=Attenborough Day Nursery}}</ref> which, in 2005, along with the Attenborough Prep School, was bought by [[Robert Everist]], who then sold the nursery and closed the 100-year-old school. In media coverage, it was claimed that Everist's company had pressured employees into handing in their notice a week before closing the company.<ref name="Directory">{{cite web|title=Directory|url=http://directory007.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/attenborough-preparatory-school.html|website=Directory Blog|date=17 February 2009|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> The [[Attenborough Cricket Club]] (which doubles as the [[village green]]) and [[St. Mary's Church, Attenborough|St. Mary's Church]] (a [[Church of England]] parish church).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/attenborough/hhistory.php|title=Attenborough - History}}</ref> This southeastern part of Attenborough is bounded to the northwest by the railway line and on the other three sides by the wetlands of the nature reserve. It is the historic part of the village, with two [[listed building]]s and the listed church itself.<ref>[http://beestoncivicsociety.org.uk/gallery-1.html Beeston and District Civic Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812075138/http://beestoncivicsociety.org.uk/gallery-1.html |date=12 August 2011 }} Listed buildings</ref>


In 1944, a plot of land was given on Attenborough Lane by Mr E.V. Brown and Mr J.M. Barnett for a village hall, but it was not until 1955 when funds permitted that construction began. The building was designed by Lionel Thraves of Messrs. Thraves and Son of Nottingham and built by the contractor A.H. Taylor (Nottingham) Ltd. It was named the Lucy Brown Village Hall in memory of the late wife of Mr. E.V. Brown.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Village Hall at Attenborough |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002507/19550924/057/0003 |newspaper=Long Eaton Advertiser |location=England |date=24 September 1955 |access-date=12 April 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The cost of construction was £8,200 ({{Inflation|UK|8200|1956|r=-2|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} The opening on 15 September 1956 was attended by Mr. V.H. Oade (vice-chairman of [[Beeston and Stapleford Urban District|Beeston and Stapleford Council]]) and [[Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne]] (M.P. for [[Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Rushcliffe]]).<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=A New Centre of Village Life? M.P. and Council Vice-Chairman Present at Opening of Hall at Attenborough |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002507/19560922/051/0003 |newspaper=Long Eaton Advertiser |location=England |date=22 September 1956 |access-date=12 April 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Some time ago{{When|date=September 2011}}, a hoard of [[Roman currency|Roman coins]] were found on the [[footpath (right of way)|footpath]] that runs over the railway and onto Barrett Lane.

In 1966 a hoard of [[Roman coins]] was found on the [[footpath (right of way)|footpath]] that runs over the railway and onto Barrett Lane.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE ATTENBOROUGH, NOTTS., 1966 HOARD |url=https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1969_BNJ_38_7.pdf |last1=Archibald |first1=Marion}}</ref>


==Conservation areas==
==Conservation areas==
There are two conservations areas which Broxtowe Borough Council has designated in Attenborough. These are Attenborough Village and Attenborough Barratt Lane.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/for-you/planning/conservation-areas/ |title=Conservation areas |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Broxtowe Borough Council |publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council |access-date=12 April 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
There are two conservation areas which Broxtowe Borough Council has designated in Attenborough. These are Attenborough Village and Attenborough Barratt Lane.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/for-you/planning/conservation-areas/ |title=Conservation areas |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Broxtowe Borough Council |access-date=12 April 2020 }}</ref>


===Attenborough Village Conservation Area===
===Attenborough Village Conservation Area===
The conservation are comprises Church Lane, the north side of Shady Lane as far as Field House, The Strand and Sportsground and Attenborough Lane to its junction with Allendale Avenue.<ref>{{cite report |author= |author-link= |authors= |date= |title=Attenborough Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/1902/attenborough-village-con-area-appraisal.pdf |publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council |page=12 |docket= |access-date=12 April 2020 |quote= }}</ref> Notable buildings include:
The conservation are comprises Church Lane, the north side of Shady Lane as far as Field House, The Strand and Sportsground and Attenborough Lane to its junction with Allendale Avenue.<ref>{{cite report |title=Attenborough Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/1902/attenborough-village-con-area-appraisal.pdf |publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council |page=12 |access-date=12 April 2020 }}</ref> The conservation area was established in June 1977.<ref name=LGA1980>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arcadia Needs Keeping |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002508/19801120/412/0007 |newspaper=Long Eaton Advertiser |location=England |date=20 November 1980 |access-date=12 April 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Notable buildings include:
[[File:House in Attenborough - geograph.org.uk - 1771052.jpg|thumb|Cloud House, Attenborough Lane]]
[[File:House in Attenborough - geograph.org.uk - 1771052.jpg|thumb|Cloud House, Attenborough Lane]]
[[File:House in Attenborough - geograph.org.uk - 1771054.jpg|thumb|The Orchards, Church Lane]]
[[File:House in Attenborough - geograph.org.uk - 1771054.jpg|thumb|The Orchards, Church Lane]]
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*Field House Shady Lane
*Field House Shady Lane
*Long Acres, 25 Shady Lane
*Long Acres, 25 Shady Lane
*Rose Cottage, 45 The Strand, Attenborough. [[Grade II listed]]<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry| num= 1263851 |desc=Rose Cottage, 45, The Strand |grade=II |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>
*Rose Cottage, 45 The Strand, Attenborough. Grade II listed<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry| num= 1263851 |desc=Rose Cottage, 45, The Strand |grade=II |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>
*Brookside. 49 The Strand, Attenborough Architect [[John Rigby Poyser]]
*Brookside. 49 The Strand, Attenborough Architect [[John Rigby Poyser]]
*The Willows, 51 The Strand, Attenborough. Architect [[John Rigby Poyser]]
*The Willows, 51 The Strand, Attenborough. Architect John Rigby Poyser


===Attenborough Barratt Lane Conservation Area===
===Attenborough Barratt Lane Conservation Area===
The conservation area comprises the major part of Barratt Lane from number 23 to Attenborough Lane, Attenborough Lane from the level crossing to house number 201, and 1, 2 and 3 Long Lane.<ref>{{cite report |author= |author-link= |authors= |date= |title=Attenborough Barratt Lane Conservation Area Character Appraisal |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/1908/attenborough-barratt-ln-appraisal.pdf |publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council |page=11 |docket= |access-date=12 April 2020 |quote= }}</ref> The first nine houses were built at the end of the nineteenth century along the south side of Barratt Lane and had their fronts facing the railway rather than the lane, offering fine views towards the church and the River Trent beyond. Notable buildings include:
The conservation area comprises the major part of Barratt Lane from number 23 to Attenborough Lane, Attenborough Lane from the level crossing to house number 201, and 1, 2 and 3 Long Lane.<ref>{{cite report |title=Attenborough Barratt Lane Conservation Area Character Appraisal |url=https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/1908/attenborough-barratt-ln-appraisal.pdf |publisher=Broxtowe Borough Council |page=11 |access-date=12 April 2020 }}</ref> The conservation area was established in November 1980.<ref name=LGA1980/> The first nine houses were built at the end of the nineteenth century along the south side of Barratt Lane and had their fronts facing the railway rather than the lane, offering fine views towards the church and the River Trent beyond. Notable buildings include:
[[File:The Firs (geograph 6432522).jpg|thumb|The Firs, Barratt Lane]]
[[File:The Firs (geograph 6432522).jpg|thumb|The Firs, Barratt Lane]]
*The Haven, 15 Barratt Lane
*The Haven, 15 Barratt Lane
*16 Barratt Lane. H.H. Brittle 1937<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item =1780 |item-url = |type = Building Plan Register |item-id = |date = 1937 |page= |pages= |fonds = |series = |file = DC/BS/4/2/2 |box= |collection = District Council Records |collection-url = |repository = |institution =Nottinghamshire Archives Office |location = [[Nottingham]] |oclc= |accession= |ref=}}</ref>
*16 Barratt Lane. Architect H.H. Brittle 1937<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item =1780 |item-url = |type = Building Plan Register |item-id = |date = 1937 |page= |pages= |fonds = |series = |file = DC/BS/4/2/2 |box= |collection = District Council Records |collection-url = |repository = |institution =Nottinghamshire Archives Office |location = [[Nottingham]] |oclc= |accession= }}</ref>
*17 Barratt Lane
*17 Barratt Lane
*18 Barratt Lane. Architect [[John Frederick Dodd]] 1936<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item =1369 |item-url = |type = Building Plan Register |item-id = |date = 1936 |page= |pages= |fonds = |series = |file = DC/BS/4/2/2 |box= |collection = District Council Records |collection-url = |repository = |institution =Nottinghamshire Archives Office |location = [[Nottingham]] |oclc= |accession= |ref=}}</ref>
*18 Barratt Lane. Architect [[John Frederick Dodd]] 1936<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item =1369 |item-url = |type = Building Plan Register |item-id = |date = 1936 |page= |pages= |fonds = |series = |file = DC/BS/4/2/2 |box= |collection = District Council Records |collection-url = |repository = |institution =Nottinghamshire Archives Office |location = [[Nottingham]] |oclc= |accession= }}</ref>
*The Firs, 19 Barratt Lane
*The Firs, 19 Barratt Lane
*Attenborough House 21 Barratt Lane.
*Attenborough House 21 Barratt Lane.
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==Flood defences==
==Flood defences==
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The village was flooded in November 2000. In 2006, plans were drawn up for substantial flood defences for the village. However, the scheme proved controversial because of the impact of a proposed high flood wall along The Strand. After a series of negotiations, planning permission was granted in August 2010, with the defences being moved to behind the village green. The work was completed in summer 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/pound-45m-flood-defences-used-time-safeguard-175/story-17446821-detail/story.html |title=£45m flood defences used for first time to safeguard 175 homes across Notts |last=Britton |first=Alexander |date=November 28, 2012 |website=Nottingham Post |publisher=Local World. |access-date=April 8, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


[[Image:Attenborough nature reserve.jpg|thumb|left|Attenborough Nature Centre]]
[[File:Attenborough Nature Reserve Visitor Centre - geograph.org.uk - 763738.jpg |thumb|right|Attenborough Nature Centre]]

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The village was flooded in November 2000. In 2006, plans were drawn up for substantial flood defences for the village. However, the scheme proved controversial because of the impact of a proposed high [[flood wall]] along The Strand. After a series of negotiations, planning permission was granted in August 2010, with the defences being moved to behind the village green. The work was completed in summer 2012.<ref> {{Cite web |work=BBC News |title=River Trent flood defence scheme opened |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=19 June 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-19575640 |quote=}}</ref>


==Local government and politics==
==Local government and politics==
{{see also|Broxtowe local elections}}
{{See also|Broxtowe local elections}}
Attenborough is an [[unparished area]] and has no parish council. For local government and [[election district|electoral]] purposes, Attenborough is one of the [[wards of the United Kingdom|wards]] within Broxtowe and returns one councillor to the borough council. In the [[2007 United Kingdom local elections|2007 local elections]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] won the seat.<ref>[http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=549 Broxtowe Borough Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731175057/http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=549 |date=31 July 2010 }} Election results 2007–10 by ward</ref> For elections to Nottinghamshire County Council the village is covered by the [[electoral division]] of Beeston South & Attenborough (consisting of the Beeston Central, Beeston Rylands and Attenborough wards). [[2009 Nottinghamshire Council election|In 2009]], the Conservative candidate won the division.<ref>[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/your_council/councilelections/electionresultsbydivision09.htm?division=20#88 Nottinghamshire County Council] Beeston South & Attenborough election result 2009</ref>
Attenborough is an [[unparished area]] and has no parish council. For local government and [[election district|electoral]] purposes, Attenborough is within one of the [[wards of the United Kingdom|wards]] of Broxtowe Borough Council, 'Attenborough & Chilwell East' Ward, and returns one Borough Councillor. In the [[2007 United Kingdom local elections|2007 local elections]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] won the seat.<ref>[http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=549 Broxtowe Borough Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731175057/http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=549 |date=31 July 2010 }} Election results 2007–10 by ward</ref> For elections to Nottinghamshire County Council the village is covered by the [[electoral division]] of Beeston South & Attenborough (consisting of the Beeston Central, Beeston Rylands and Attenborough wards). [[2009 Nottinghamshire Council election|In 2009]], the Conservative candidate won the division.<ref>[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/your_council/councilelections/electionresultsbydivision09.htm?division=20#88 Nottinghamshire County Council] Beeston South & Attenborough election result 2009</ref>


For elections to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]], the village is part of the [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe constituency]] for which the present [[Member for Parliament]] is [[Darren Henry]], for the Conservatives.
For elections to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]], the village is part of the [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe constituency]] for which the present [[Member for Parliament]] is [[Juliet Campbell (politician)|Juliet Campbell]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].


==History==
==History==
Attenborough was known in [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon]] times as ''Addensburgh''. It was the home village of [[Henry Ireton]] (1611 – 26 November 1651), an English general in the army of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] during the [[English Civil War]] and son-in-law of [[Oliver Cromwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/whatnall1928/iretons_house.htm|title=Nottinghamshire history > Links with old Nottingham (1928): Attenborough: Ireton's House|publisher=}}</ref>
Attenborough was known in [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon]] times as ''Addensburgh''. It was the home village of [[Henry Ireton]] (1611 – 26 November 1651), an English general in the army of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] during the [[English Civil War]] and son-in-law of [[Oliver Cromwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/whatnall1928/iretons_house.htm|title=Nottinghamshire history > Links with old Nottingham (1928): Attenborough: Ireton's House}}</ref>

During the [[First World War]], the railway station had its platforms extended as it was used as an interchange for soldiers heading for [[Chetwynd Barracks]]. During the [[Second World War]], the platforms were said to be the longest in Europe due to their proximity to the base.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}


In the graveyard of [[St. Mary's Church, Attenborough|St Mary's Church]], there is a memorial to the 134 people killed on 1 July 1918 in an explosion in the shell factory in nearby [[Chilwell]]. This death toll remains the largest number of deaths caused by a single explosion in mainland Britain.<ref>Maureen Rushton, Local Historian in her book "The canary girls of Chilwell: the story of No. 6 Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire"</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Woollacott|first1=Angela|title=On Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War|url=https://archive.org/details/onhertheirlivesd0000wool|url-access=registration|date=1994|publisher=University of California Press|location=Oakland|isbn=978-0520085022|page=[https://archive.org/details/onhertheirlivesd0000wool/page/84 84]}}</ref>
In the graveyard of [[St. Mary's Church, Attenborough|St Mary's Church]], there is a memorial to the 134 people killed on 1 July 1918 in an explosion in the shell factory in nearby [[Chilwell]]. This death toll remains the largest number of deaths caused by a single explosion in mainland Britain.<ref>Maureen Rushton, Local Historian in her book "The canary girls of Chilwell: the story of No. 6 Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire"</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Woollacott|first1=Angela|title=On Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War|url=https://archive.org/details/onhertheirlivesd0000wool|url-access=registration|date=1994|publisher=University of California Press|location=Oakland|isbn=978-0520085022|page=[https://archive.org/details/onhertheirlivesd0000wool/page/84 84]}}</ref>
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==Transport==
==Transport==
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Road transport is the primary method of transport in and out of the area which is connected to Nottingham by the A6005. [[East Midlands Airport]] is approximately {{convert|7 + 1/2|miles}} away; the airport serves domestic and international routes, focused mainly within Europe.


===Bus===
===Bus===
Bus services in the area are operated by [[Trent Barton]] and [[Nottsbus Connect]]; key routes are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stops in Attenborough |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/attenborough |quote=}}</ref>
Bus services operate to Nottingham, [[Derby]], Beeston, [[Stapleford, Nottinghamshire|Stapleford]], Long Eaton and other local towns.
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* ''Indigo'': Nottingham – QMC – University Boulevard – Beeston – Chilwell – Attenborough – Toton – Long Eaton - Spondon - Derby
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* ''Skylink'': Nottingham - South Lenton - University Boulevard - South Beeston - Chilwell - Attenborough - Long Eaton - Sawley - East Midlands Airport - Coalville
* 510: Beeston - Toton - Stapleford


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===Railway===
;[[Trent Barton]]
[[File:2014 at Attenborough station - looking westwards.JPG|thumb|Attenborough railway station]]
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:Indigo: Nottingham – QMC – University Boulevard – Beeston – Chilwell – Attenborough – Toton – Long Eaton - Spondon - Derby.
[[Attenborough railway station]] is managed by [[East Midlands Railway]], who operate the following services that stop here:<ref> {{Cite web |work=East Midlands Railway |title=Timetables |date=May 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 |url= https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
* An Every 2 Hours (Hourly at peak times) service between [[Matlock railway station|Matlock]] and [[Nottingham railway station|Nottingham]], via [[Derby railway station|Derby]].
* An hourly service between [[Leicester railway station|Leicester]] and [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] or [[Grimsby Town railway station|Grimsby]].


[[CrossCountry]] operate a small number of stopping services, in the early morning and late evening, on the route between Nottingham, [[Birmingham New Street|Birmingham]] and [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff]].<ref> {{Cite web |work=CrossCountry |title=Timetables |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 |url= https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/train-timetables |quote=}}</ref>
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:Skylink Nottingham: Nottingham - South Lenton - University Boulevard - South Beeston - Chilwell - Attenborough - Long Eaton - Sawley - East Midlands Airport - Loughborough/Coalville.


[[Beeston railway station]] is approximately {{convert|1 + 1/2|miles}} away, where additional stopping services are available on these routes; in addition, Hourly inter-city services between Nottingham, Leicester and [[London St Pancras]] stop there.
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===Rail===


====Attenborough====
===Road===
This is the primary method of transport in and out of the area, which is connected to Nottingham by the A6005.
{{main|Attenborough railway station}}


===Air===
An hourly service is provided throughout the day by [[East Midlands Railway]] Matlock to Nottingham service. Additional services run at peak times, including some operated by [[CrossCountry]].
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[[East Midlands Airport]] is approximately {{convert|7 + 1/2|miles}} away; the airport serves domestic and international routes, focused mainly within Europe.

====Beeston====
[[Beeston railway station]] is approximately {{convert|1 + 1/2|miles}} away. It provides regular and direct connections to various locations across the United Kingdom.


==Sport==
==Sport==
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==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
*[[Henry Ireton]] Roundhead General during the [[English Civil War]], and son-in-law to [[Oliver Cromwell]], born in Attenborough in 1611.
*[[Henry Ireton]] Roundhead General during the [[English Civil War]], and son-in-law to [[Oliver Cromwell]], born in Attenborough in 1611.
*[[Sophia Di Martino]] actress in tv series including [[Flowers (TV series)|Flowers]], [[Friday Night Dinner]] and [[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]], born in Attenborough in 1983.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2007/05/31/sophia_di_martino_interview_feature.shtml BBC Nottingham People - Sophia di Martino]</ref>
*[[Sophia Di Martino]] actress in TV series including ''[[Flowers (TV series)|Flowers]]'', ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Loki (TV Series)|Loki]]'', born in Attenborough in 1983.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2007/05/31/sophia_di_martino_interview_feature.shtml BBC Nottingham People - Sophia di Martino]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Attenborough and Chilwell]]


==References==
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Attenborough
Attenborough is located in Nottinghamshire
Attenborough
Attenborough
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population2,328 (Ward. 2011)
OS grid referenceSK 51782 34486
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG9
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
52°54′18″N 1°13′48″W / 52.905°N 1.230°W / 52.905; -1.230

Attenborough is a village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham area and is 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) to the south-west of the city of Nottingham, between Long Eaton (to the south-west) and Beeston (to the north-east). It adjoins the suburbs of Toton to the west and Chilwell to the north. The population of the ward, as at the 2011 Census, was 2,328.[1]

The village is home to Attenborough railway station and the Attenborough Nature Reserve.[2]

Features

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Attenborough Nature Reserve is a series of gravel pits, which were flooded after gravel extraction and are now a haven for birds and other wildlife.

The main commercial centre of Attenborough is around the junction of Nottingham Road (the A6005) and Attenborough Lane.

Nearer to the nature reserve is a tennis club, along with a private day-nursery,[3] which, in 2005, along with the Attenborough Prep School, was bought by Robert Everist, who then sold the nursery and closed the 100-year-old school. In media coverage, it was claimed that Everist's company had pressured employees into handing in their notice a week before closing the company.[4] The Attenborough Cricket Club (which doubles as the village green) and St. Mary's Church (a Church of England parish church).[5] This southeastern part of Attenborough is bounded to the northwest by the railway line and on the other three sides by the wetlands of the nature reserve. It is the historic part of the village, with two listed buildings and the listed church itself.[6]

In 1944, a plot of land was given on Attenborough Lane by Mr E.V. Brown and Mr J.M. Barnett for a village hall, but it was not until 1955 when funds permitted that construction began. The building was designed by Lionel Thraves of Messrs. Thraves and Son of Nottingham and built by the contractor A.H. Taylor (Nottingham) Ltd. It was named the Lucy Brown Village Hall in memory of the late wife of Mr. E.V. Brown.[7] The cost of construction was £8,200 (equivalent to £258,500 in 2023).[8] The opening on 15 September 1956 was attended by Mr. V.H. Oade (vice-chairman of Beeston and Stapleford Council) and Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne (M.P. for Rushcliffe).[9]

In 1966 a hoard of Roman coins was found on the footpath that runs over the railway and onto Barrett Lane.[10]

Conservation areas

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There are two conservation areas which Broxtowe Borough Council has designated in Attenborough. These are Attenborough Village and Attenborough Barratt Lane.[11]

Attenborough Village Conservation Area

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The conservation are comprises Church Lane, the north side of Shady Lane as far as Field House, The Strand and Sportsground and Attenborough Lane to its junction with Allendale Avenue.[12] The conservation area was established in June 1977.[13] Notable buildings include:

Cloud House, Attenborough Lane
The Orchards, Church Lane
Thatched Cottage, Church Lane
  • Hycroft. 202 Attenborough Lane
  • Cloud House. 233 Attenborough Lane
  • St. Mary's Church. Grade I listed[14]
  • The Orchards, 1 Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Blue Gate, Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Woodbine Cottage, 9 Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Red Ridges, Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Thatched Cottage, Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Croft Cottage. 13 Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Ireton House. 15 Church Lane, Attenborough Grade II listed[15]
  • Rothmere (formerly Glebe Croft). 17 Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Vale Cottage. 19 Church Lane, Attenborough
  • Field House Shady Lane
  • Long Acres, 25 Shady Lane
  • Rose Cottage, 45 The Strand, Attenborough. Grade II listed[16]
  • Brookside. 49 The Strand, Attenborough Architect John Rigby Poyser
  • The Willows, 51 The Strand, Attenborough. Architect John Rigby Poyser

Attenborough Barratt Lane Conservation Area

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The conservation area comprises the major part of Barratt Lane from number 23 to Attenborough Lane, Attenborough Lane from the level crossing to house number 201, and 1, 2 and 3 Long Lane.[17] The conservation area was established in November 1980.[13] The first nine houses were built at the end of the nineteenth century along the south side of Barratt Lane and had their fronts facing the railway rather than the lane, offering fine views towards the church and the River Trent beyond. Notable buildings include:

The Firs, Barratt Lane
  • The Haven, 15 Barratt Lane
  • 16 Barratt Lane. Architect H.H. Brittle 1937[18]
  • 17 Barratt Lane
  • 18 Barratt Lane. Architect John Frederick Dodd 1936[19]
  • The Firs, 19 Barratt Lane
  • Attenborough House 21 Barratt Lane.
  • Norfolk House, 1 Long Lane
  • 2 Long Lane
  • 3 Long Lane

Flood defences

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Attenborough Nature Centre

The village was flooded in November 2000. In 2006, plans were drawn up for substantial flood defences for the village. However, the scheme proved controversial because of the impact of a proposed high flood wall along The Strand. After a series of negotiations, planning permission was granted in August 2010, with the defences being moved to behind the village green. The work was completed in summer 2012.[20]

Local government and politics

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See also: Broxtowe local elections

Attenborough is an unparished area and has no parish council. For local government and electoral purposes, Attenborough is within one of the wards of Broxtowe Borough Council, 'Attenborough & Chilwell East' Ward, and returns one Borough Councillor. In the 2007 local elections, the Conservatives won the seat.[21] For elections to Nottinghamshire County Council the village is covered by the electoral division of Beeston South & Attenborough (consisting of the Beeston Central, Beeston Rylands and Attenborough wards). In 2009, the Conservative candidate won the division.[22]

For elections to Parliament, the village is part of the Broxtowe constituency for which the present Member for Parliament is Juliet Campbell of the Labour Party.

History

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Attenborough was known in Saxon times as Addensburgh. It was the home village of Henry Ireton (1611 – 26 November 1651), an English general in the army of Parliament during the English Civil War and son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell.[23]

In the graveyard of St Mary's Church, there is a memorial to the 134 people killed on 1 July 1918 in an explosion in the shell factory in nearby Chilwell. This death toll remains the largest number of deaths caused by a single explosion in mainland Britain.[24][25]

A ferry (Barton Ferry) used to cross the River Trent from the mouth of the River Erewash (near Attenborough) to Barton in Fabis. A crossing existed at this point since before 1774.[26]

Transport

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Bus

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Bus services in the area are operated by Trent Barton and Nottsbus Connect; key routes are:[27]

  • Indigo: Nottingham – QMC – University Boulevard – Beeston – Chilwell – Attenborough – Toton – Long Eaton - Spondon - Derby
  • Skylink: Nottingham - South Lenton - University Boulevard - South Beeston - Chilwell - Attenborough - Long Eaton - Sawley - East Midlands Airport - Coalville
  • 510: Beeston - Toton - Stapleford

Railway

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Attenborough railway station

Attenborough railway station is managed by East Midlands Railway, who operate the following services that stop here:[28]

CrossCountry operate a small number of stopping services, in the early morning and late evening, on the route between Nottingham, Birmingham and Cardiff.[29]

Beeston railway station is approximately 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) away, where additional stopping services are available on these routes; in addition, Hourly inter-city services between Nottingham, Leicester and London St Pancras stop there.

Road

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This is the primary method of transport in and out of the area, which is connected to Nottingham by the A6005.

Air

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East Midlands Airport is approximately 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) away; the airport serves domestic and international routes, focused mainly within Europe.

Sport

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The village has its own non league football club, Attenborough F.C. founded in 1947, who currently play in the Nottinghamshire Senior League Development Division at the Strand.[30]

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Attenborough, Nottinghamshire.
  1. ^ "Broxtowe ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Attenborough Nature Centre & Reserve".
  3. ^ "Attenborough Day Nursery".
  4. ^ "Directory". Directory Blog. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Attenborough - History".
  6. ^ Beeston and District Civic Society Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Listed buildings
  7. ^ "Village Hall at Attenborough". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 24 September 1955. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ "A New Centre of Village Life? M.P. and Council Vice-Chairman Present at Opening of Hall at Attenborough". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 22 September 1956. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Archibald, Marion. "THE ATTENBOROUGH, NOTTS., 1966 HOARD" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Conservation areas". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. ^ Attenborough Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF) (Report). Broxtowe Borough Council. p. 12. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Arcadia Needs Keeping". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 20 November 1980. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane (Grade I) (1263869)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Ireton House, Church Lane (Grade II) (1247991)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Rose Cottage, 45, The Strand (Grade II) (1263851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  17. ^ Attenborough Barratt Lane Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF) (Report). Broxtowe Borough Council. p. 11. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  18. ^ "1780" (1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  19. ^ "1369" (1936) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  20. ^ "River Trent flood defence scheme opened". BBC News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  21. ^ Broxtowe Borough Council Archived 31 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Election results 2007–10 by ward
  22. ^ Nottinghamshire County Council Beeston South & Attenborough election result 2009
  23. ^ "Nottinghamshire history > Links with old Nottingham (1928): Attenborough: Ireton's House".
  24. ^ Maureen Rushton, Local Historian in her book "The canary girls of Chilwell: the story of No. 6 Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire"
  25. ^ Woollacott, Angela (1994). On Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War. Oakland: University of California Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0520085022.
  26. ^ Chapman, John (1774). Map of Nottinghamshire. ISBN 0-902751-46-8.
  27. ^ "Stops in Attenborough". Bus Times. 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Timetables". East Midlands Railway. May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Timetables". CrossCountry. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  30. ^ Paperblog: The Farewell Hop – Paperblog, accessdate: March 7, 2020
  31. ^ BBC Nottingham People - Sophia di Martino
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