Chilwell

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Chilwell is a residential suburb of Greater Nottingham, in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city.

North: Bramcote
West: Toton, Derby Chilwell East: Beeston, Nottingham
South: Attenborough

Chilwell was originally a hamlet on the road from Nottingham to Ashby-de-la-Zouche. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, but along with Toton it then became part of the parish of Attenborough. Suburban development had spread from Beeston. The area's population grew substantially during World War I when most of the area of level ground between Chilwell and Toton was occupied by the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 and the original direct route between Chilwell and Toton became a gated military road, now known as Chetwynd Road.

On 1 July 1918, 134 people were killed in an explosion at the factory, with over 250 people injured in the explosion. This tragedy remains the largest number of deaths caused by a single explosion in mainland Britain.

The army continued to dominate the area with the factory becoming a major depot site for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. The Chilwell Bypass Road was constructed in the 1930s to take army traffic out of the village centre.

Chilwell has two pubs in its centre on Chilwell High Road. The Charlton Arms is named after a local landowning family who formerly lived in the now demolished Chilwell Hall. The Cadland is named after a locally trained racehorse that won the The Derby in 1828. There is also a modern pub, The Cornmill, on Nottingham Road. There is a large retail park and hotel (The Village) on the border with Attenborough.

Chilwell Manor Golf Club was established in 1906 on land formerly belonging to the Manor. The Manor House and nearby Chilwell Green remained intact until 1965 when the bland Clarkes Lane development of large detached houses started construction.

Christ Church Chilwell was built in 1903 to serve the growing population, although it did not become a separate ecclesiastical parish until 1975. Chilwell has also had a long-standing non-conformist population. The Chilwell Methodist Church was founded in 1798 as the Methodist First Connection Chapel at Hallams Lane. Its Sunday School (provided jointly with local Baptists) provided the first free education for the poor of the area. The chapel moved to land provided by Squire Charlton in 1857.[1]


The Inham Nook estate was built by Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council on land to the west of Bramcote Lane from the 1950s. For many years, this estate of council housing was in sharp contrast to the surrounding areas of middle class suburban owner-occupation. Since the 1980s right to buy legislation, tenure has been more mixed, but Inham Nook remains relatively deprived compared to other areas in the southern part of Broxtowe borough.

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Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire
Unitary authorities: Nottingham
Boroughs/Districts: Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Broxtowe • Gedling • Mansfield • Newark and Sherwood • Rushcliffe
Cities/Towns: Arnold • Beeston • Blidworth • Carlton • Cotgrave • Eastwood • Hucknall • Kimberley • Kirkby-in-Ashfield • Mansfield • Mansfield Woodhouse • Newark • Nottingham • Rainworth • Retford • Ruddington • Stapleford • Southwell • Sutton-in-Ashfield • West Bridgford • Worksop
See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
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