Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Bingham
Bingham shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	9,000 (approx.)
District	Rushcliffe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG13
Dialling code	01949
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rushcliffe
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°′N 0°′W / 52.93, -0.95

Bingham is a prosperous market town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It has a population of around 9,000 people. It lies about nine miles east of Nottingham as similar distance south of Newark-on-Trent and west of Grantham It is adjacent to the junction of the A46 (the old Fosse Way) with the A52. It is the site of Bingham railway station. Every Thursday Bingham holds a market in the centre of the town.

Bingham is largely a dormitory town to Nottingham, however it does retain its own distinct character and there is some employment in Bingham consisting of approximately 20 industrial units each employing at least 10 people, plus numerous other offices and shops in the area. Bingham also provides shopping and other services to those living in the surrounding villages.

Trent Barton provide fequent and well used public bus service into Nottingham for commuters, shoppers and nightlife.[1]

Bingham has expanded vastly since the 1950s with the majority of the housing being relatively new. Most of the more historic buildings (including St. Mary All Saints Church, the oldest) being in the centre. Approximately 500 houses are now being built bordering the A52 Grantham Road and the existing Mill Hill estate. There have been concerns that the 1000+ people who will move into these new houses will require more and improved services which so far the local councils are proving reluctant to provide.

Bingham has a twin town of Wallenfels in Bavaria, Germany

The south east of Nottinghamshire traditionally formed the wapentake of Bingham. The Romans "built a city at Margidunum (Bingham) and a settlement at the river crossing at Ad Pontem (East Stoke) on the Fosse Way that joined Isca (Exeter) to Lindum (Lincoln)."^[1]

Schools

There are four schools in Bingham: Robert Miles Infant school, Robert Miles Junior School [2], Carnarvon Primary School[3] and Toot Hill Comprehensive School [4]

Television

Bingham has also been in two episodes of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet [5] a popular British comedy-drama series about a group of seven British migrant construction workers. In addition, Bingham has appeared in episodes of Crossroads.

Famous Residents

• Jason Lee - Footballer
• Darren Hayes - Footballer

Sports

• Bingham Town Youth Football Club[6]
• Bingham Cricket Club[7]
• Bingham Rugby Club

References

External links

• Bingham Town Council
• Bingham Netball Club
• The Roman settlement of Margidunum
• Bingham Parish Records Marriages 1598-1812
• Bingham Town Youth Football Club
• Bingham Leisure Centre
• St.Marys All Saints Parish Church Church of England
• Bingham Heritage Trails Association

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