Coordinates: 52°58′40″N 1°10′07″W / 52.9778°N 1.1686°W
| Basford | |
  Basford
Basford shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| District | City of Nottingham |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG6 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Nottingham North |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Basford (pronounced /ˈbeɪsfərd/)[1] is a suburb in northern Nottingham. Basford parish was absorbed into Nottingham in 1877. It gave its name to the Basford Rural District which existed from 1894 to 1974.
There is both an ‘Old Basford’ and a ‘New Basford’ although New Basford is mainly Victorian. Basford lies close to the River Leen, a tributary of the River Trent. Basford is located on the main route of the Nottingham Express Transit, which connects it to Nottingham City Centre to the south and Hucknall and Bulwell to the north.
Close to Basford Register Office, is the site of a former workhouse, this was used for Basford and the neighbouring parishes. The workhouse later became a maternity hospital and then a psychiatric hospital. The hospital is due to be demolished.
The place name comes either from Old English "the ford near the home of Bassa" (Bassa's ford) or French le bas ford, 'the lower ford'.[2]
Near Vernon Park there used to be a complex of high rise flats which consisted of horizontal and vertical blocks connected together by ariel concrete walkways. These were demolished in 1983.
Basford has a good range of shops in the area. It is a large area. Home to Vernon Park, Basford also has football teams who play in the area, and is home to the Bulwell and Basford Rotary Club[3]
Children in the Basford area usually attend Southwark Primary and Infants School or Old Basford School. The only senior school in the Basford area is the Ellis Guilford School and Sports College, located on Bar Lane. Ellis Guilford has been highly refurbished recently with a new school building, new changing rooms, new sports hall, tennis courts, and football pitches.
For many years one of the largest industries in Basford was the manufacturing of soap. A soap factory was established in Basford in the 1890s by Gerard Bros. In 1955 Gerard Bros. was acquired by Cussons Sons & Co. manufacturer of Cussons Imperial Leather soap. In 2005 the factory was closed with production moved to Thailand.
References
- ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 11.
- ^ Two At Large in New Basford, Nottingham
- ^ Club Homepage
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