Wilford is a village close to the centre the city of Nottingham, UK, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been described as a semi-rural village in a city.[citation needed] The village is bounded to the north and west by the River Trent and to the east by the embankment of the now closed Great Central Railway. The now demolished Wilford Power Station was located on the bank of the River Trent.
To some with longer memories Wilford should be called South Wilford.[citation needed]
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Wilford Church
Wilford Church is a fellowship, and part of the Church of England, that meets, worships and prays together in Wilford, Nottingham. The Wilford Church Family has a membership of around 300. The church's formal name is St Wilfrid's and it has a parish area that covers Wilford, Silverdale, Nottingham and a large part of the Compton Acres estate. There are two Church of England Schools in Wilford..
Saint Wilfrid lived in the area from 634 to 709 A.D.[citation needed] He was for many years Bishop of York and his diocese included Nottinghamshire. He baptised in this area and it is quite likely that he baptised in the ford near the present-day Wilford church.[citation needed]
The Church contains two memorials to the Nottingham poet Henry Kirke White who drew much of his inspiration from the Wilford and Clifton areas of Nottingham.
The Wilford Schools
Wilford has four schools; two primary and two secondary:
- St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School
The Wilford Sports Clubs
Wilford has numerous sports clubs for football, rugby, basketball, bowls and archery.
- Wilford Wasps Basketball Club
- Wilford Mavericks FC
- Nottingham Moderns Rugby Club
- Wilford Bowls Club
- Wilford Bowmen
Notable people
- Jeremiah Brandreth - revolutionary, was born here in 1790[1]. He was the last person to be decapitated with an axe for treason[2]
Nature
Wilford is home to a number of nature reserves - two being Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) managed by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
- Wilford Claypit Nature Reserve
- Wilwell Cutting
Wilford also has a number of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
- Iremongers Pond SINC; which is now cared for by the Iremongers Pond Association
- Gresham Marshes SINC; which is managed by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
- Trentside SINC
- Wilford Disused Railway is also designated as a SINC
See also
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire
- Compton Acres
- Great Central Railway
- Silverdale, Nottingham
- Clifton, Nottingham
- Ruddington
References
- ^ Jeremiah Brandreth at schoolnet accessed July 2007
- ^ Hanging, Drawing and Quartering accessed July 2007
External links
- Wilford Community Group
- Wilford Church
- South Wilford CofE Primary
- Nottingham Emmanuel
- St.Patrick's Catholic Primary & Nursery School
- Wilford Village Play Group
- Moderns Rugby Club
- Iremongers Pond Association
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Coordinates: 52°55′N 1°09′W / 52.917°N 1.15°W
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