Bingham, Nottinghamshire

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Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 0°57′14″W / 52.950°N 0.954°W / 52.950; -0.954

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

Bingham is a market town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of around 9,000 people it lies about nine miles east of Nottingham, a similar distance south-west of Newark-on-Trent and west of Grantham. It is situated where the A46 (the old Fosse Way) intersects the A52. Every Thursday Bingham holds a market in the centre of the town, there is also a farmers' market on the first Saturday of each month held in the Market Place.

Bingham is largely a dormitory town to Nottingham, however it does retain its own distinct character and there is some employment in the town 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, medical and other services to those living in the surrounding villages.

Trent Barton provide frequent and well used public bus service into Nottingham for commuters, shoppers and nightlife.^[1] Bingham also has its own railway station which provides a less frequent service to Nottingham, Grantham & beyond.

Bingham has expanded vastly since the 1950s with the majority of the housing being relatively new. Most of the more historic buildings (including the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, 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, despite vast amounts of money being raised for the exchequer from the sale of the land to developers which was in public ownership.

Bingham has a twin town of Wallenfels in Bavaria, Germany. In the past music groups have visited to and from the twinned towns, and a beer festival is held in Bingham every two years.

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)."^[2]

Things to do

Bingham Leisure Centre has sports facilities and a swimming pool. The facilities are attached to Toot Hill School.

There are also 6 public houses in the town. The Moot House, The White Lion, The Horse and Plough, The Wheatsheaf, The Crown and The Chesterfield Arms.

Bingham has a very active Scout Group, comprising around 140 young people.

Schools

There are four schools in Bingham: Robert Miles Infant school, Robert Miles Junior School^[3] , Carnarvon Primary School^[4] and Toot Hill Comprehensive School^[5]

Television

Bingham was a location in Midlands film director Shane Meadows' seminal Twenty Four Seven, there are scenes shot at Toot Hill top field, The Linear Walk and Bingham Boxing Club. Bingham has also been in two episodes of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet,^[6] some episodes of Crossroads and Boon.

Robot Wars series 3 was filmed nearby on the old RAF Newton site.

Notable residents

• Jason Lee - Footballer^{[citation needed]}
• Shaun Murry - Ex Footballer^{[citation needed]}
• Ian Andrews - Footballer^{[citation needed]}
• Ian Storey-Moore - Former professional footballer^{[citation needed]}
• James Menon Fastest American 10,000 metre runner 1998 28:15^{[citation needed]}
• Frank Miles Artist

Sports

• Bingham Town Youth Football Club[1]
• Bingham Cricket Club[2]
• Bingham Rugby Club
• Bingham Lawn Tennis Club

Bus services

Centrebus

• 6: Bingham > Grantham.

Paul James

• 24: Bingham > Melton Mowbray.

Premiere Travel

• 6: Bingham > Lowdham > Calverton > Arnold > City Hospital.
• 53: Keyworth > Cotgrave > Bingham.
• 54: Newark > Farndon > Bingham.
• 55: Bottesford > Bingham.
• 57: Bingham Local Service.
• S2: Bingham > Gamston, Morrisons > West Bridgford > ASDA.
• X1: Bingham> Radcliffe > Nottingham > QMC.

Trent Barton

• Bingham Xprss: Bingham - Nottingham.
• Radcliffe Line: Nottingham - Radcliffe - Gunthorpe - East Bridford - Bingham.

Signpost gallery

External links

• Bingham Town Council
• Bingham Rugby Football Club
• 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 Methodist Church
• Bingham Heritage Trails Association
• 1st Bingham Scout Group

References