Wollaton

Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 1°14′06″W / 52.95010°N 1.2349°W / 52.95010; -1.2349

Wollaton
Wollaton  Wollaton shown within Nottinghamshire
District	City of Nottingham / Broxtowe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG8
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Nottingham South
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Wollaton (often mistakenly spelt, yet pronounced, Woolaton^[1]) is an area in the west of the City of Nottingham, England. It is home to Wollaton Hall with its museum, Deer Park, lake, walks and golf course. The Park housed Prisoners of War and US troops during the World Wars.

Overview

The picturesque Wollaton Village at the heart of the suburb has remained relatively unchanged over the past few hundred years and is dominated by the Admiral Rodney public house managed by Wendy, and the Anglican church of St Leonard dating back to the 1200s. It also features historic cottages and a water pump. The village was 'swallowed up' by the suburbanisation of Nottingham and is now considered part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area.

Wollaton is primarily situated in the City of Nottingham, although a small part of it is under the administration of Broxtowe borough. The City Wards divide Wollaton into Conservative Party controlled Wollaton West (Represented by Cllr. Dick Benson, Cllr. Georgina Culley and Cllr. Eileen Morley) and Liberal Democrat controlled Wollaton East with Lenton Abbey (represented by Cllr.Tony Sutton and Cllr. Dave Oldham).

It is considered one of the most desirable parts of the city in which to live, with relatively high house prices. This is largely due to the good quality schools, traditional public houses and good access to the M1 via the A52 to the South and the A610 to the North.

The A52 runs directly into the centre of Derby and has recently been renamed Brian Clough Way as a tribute to the former Derby County and Nottingham Forest football manager who took both clubs to the league championship in the late 1970s and later took Nottingham Forest to back-to-back European Cups.

As a tribute to two of Nottingham's favourite sporting stars, Wollaton is home to the Torvill and Dean estate, built near the former site of Wollaton Colliery.

The suburb's main shopping area along Bramcote Lane primarily consists of local family run stores, and sits at the centre of Wollaton. Among the shopping area is a Chiropodist/Podiatrist David Towers, a post office/newsagent, two pharmacies, a hardware store, two alcohol stores, a fish and chips restaurant, a beauty supply store, two cafes, a hair salon(Mayfields which is located above Betfred bookmakers),a barbers (Headmasters, managed by Adrian Simpson, also above the bookmakers), a butcher shop and others. Other stores on Bramcote Lane include Wollaton Dentist, Wollaton Travel Agents, and the Wollaton branches of many national banks and building societies, such as Bairstowe Eves, Halifax, Barclays, and The Nottingham Building Society. The largest supermarket in Wollaton is the CO-OP which is on Trowell Road. The neighbourhood directly adjacent to the Bramcote Lane shops is a middle class area with a relatively diverse population.

Wollaton itself stretches across a large area, from Torvill Drive and Russell Drive near the Bilborough area in the north, all the way down to Bramcote Lane, Woodbank Drive and Appledore Avenue in the south, stretching as far south as the barren land know called 'The Ridge'. East to West it stretches from Trowell Moor and Balloon Woods on the east, across to Sutton Passeys and the former Wollaton Hall Gates on Derby Road in the west.

The local Fernwood Infants, Juniors and Comprehensive schools (http://www.fernwood-inf.nottingham.sch.uk/) are some of the best performing schools within Nottingham City and even the UK.^{[citation needed]} The nearest sixth form college for post 16 education is Bilborough College in Bilborough.

The edge of Wollaton is also home to the Martin's Pond Nature Reserve, a small council owned lake which provides a haven for plant and animal life (including some rarer species).

The area is also home to Wollaton Library which has recently overgone a £250k refurbishment to form a new children's library and extend meeting facilities.

Wollaton hall has also been host to many concerts, On 19 July to 20th it hosted "Splendour" a massive lineup of stars performing to a crowd of over ten thousand music lovers over the weekend. The event was hosted by Nottingham City Council; one of the stars that performed was Kate Nash.

Wollaton residents were given plenty of notice about the festival.

Railways

Wollaton is also noted for the existence of one of the earliest recorded railway lines in the world, the Wollaton Wagonway. The wagonway ran between nearby Strelley and Wollaton. Horse-drawn coal wagons travelled to their destination on wooden railway lines.

The wagonway was completed in 1604, built by Huntingdon Beaumont working in partnership with the second occupier of Wollaton Hall, Sir Percival Willoughby.

Nowadays Wollaton is not serviced by a train, even though the line from Nottingham to the Erewash Valley line passes through, and is not on the current plans for the tram system.

Bus Services

Nottingham City Transport

• Ecolink 30: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Wollaton Park - Deddington Lane - Wollaton Vale.
• 35: Nottingham - QMC - Wollaton Vale - Bilborough - Strelley - Bulwell.
• 35A: Nottingham - QMC - Wollaton Vale.
• 35B: Nottingham - QMC - Wollaton Vale - Bilborough.
• L11: Arnold - Bulwell - Basford - Aspley - Strelley - Bilborough - Wolalton Vale - Beeston.
• L10: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Lambourne Drive - Grangewood Road - Deddington Lane - Bramcote - Beeston.
• W3: City - Ilkeston Road - Jubilee Campus - Wollaton - Glaisdale Drive - Bilborough
• N28: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Beechdale - Bilborough - Wollaton (Friday & Saturday Nights Only)

Trent Barton

• Rainbow 2: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Wollaton Park - Trowell Road - Trowell - Cotmanhay.

Mining

Coal has always been an important presence in the suburb and revenue from Wollaton Colliery was a major source of income to the Willoughby family, who built and owned Wollaton Hall up until the 20th century. The colliery closed after the Second World War and employment today is primarily in the service and civil servant sector, with many of the local residents commuting to work in the Nottingham and Derby area.

The area is loosely bordered with the West Nottingham suburbs of Lenton, Bramcote, Trowell, Bilborough and Radford. The University of Nottingham and Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), the UK's largest hospital, are also nearby.

In terms of transport, buses run by Trent Barton and Nottingham City Transport offer access to and from the City Centre, Beeston, Bulwell and Stapleford. Wollaton Vale is the central road through the area.

Pubs

The Admiral Rodney. ^[2]

The Hemlock Stone and Dragon. ^[3][4]

The Wheelhouse. ^[5]

The Wollaton. ^[6]

Middleton's formerly The Roebuck. ^[7]

The Priory/Toby Carvery

Local Football

WHYFC ^[8]

Wollaton Hall Youth Football Club (founded 1984) is a FA Charter Standard Club with the aim of providing a safe and supportive environment where boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18 can enjoy playing football.

The club is based in the magnificent setting of Wollaton Park in Nottingham - our clubhouse and pitches are to the front of the hall, adjacent to the main park entrance. Some of our teams play their home games at nearby Fernwood Comprehensive School, which is also where we train, under floodlights, during the winter months.

We currently have over 300 registered players. Our teams compete in the Notts Ladies & Girls League, the Young Elizabethan League, Notts Youth League and Derby City League.

WFC^[9]

Wollaton FC were formed in 1954 and play at Wollaton Sports Association Ground sharing the ground with Wollaton Cricket Club.

The Club is sited on land that was sold to the village for sports and recreational activities by the Middleton family just after the 2nd World War. The pitch is only a few hundred yards away from Wollaton Hall and Deer Park which was home to the Middleton family up until it was sold to Nottingham City Council. The Club Badge depicts the Elizabethan architecture of Wollaton Hall.

Originally in the Midland Amateur Alliance. Wollaton joined the Notts Alliance in 1990. The club enjoyed a long and successful spell in the MAA and the 3rd and 4th teams still play in that League. Season 2004/5 saw Wollaton become one of the founder members of the Notts Senior League.

Destinations from Wollaton

		Broxtowe, Strelley
	Trowell, Bramcote		Nottingham, University of Nottingham, Lenton via A52
		Wollaton
		Beeston

See also

References

• Smith, R S (1989), Early Coal Mining Around Nottingham 1500 - 1650, University of Nottingham (out of print).

• Marshall, P (1999), Wollaton Hall and the Willoughby Family, Nottingham Civic Society.