Bradmore, Nottinghamshire
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Bradmore is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire with a population of 320. It is just to the south of Ruddington, on the A60. Nearby places are Keyworth, Bunny Ruddington and Gotham
A pretty village that is chav-free and very quiet. The village is on a bus route with the no99 bus going directly to Nottingham and Loughborough. A great place to live if you appreciate the peace and quiet, whilst also only being 15 mins from the centre of Nottingham and 10 mins from West Bridgford.
The village is served by very good schools, Bunny School and Nursery is a small school of around 80 children from Bunny and Bradmore and has a lovely family feel to it. Secondary school children go to South Wolds School in nearby Keyworth. Many young people do attend independent schools with Nottingham High, Hollygirt and Loughbrough Endowed Schools being popular with Bradmore residents.
The most notable historical event in Bradmore was the great fire of Bradmore which happened on 2 July 1705 when much of the old village cottages along Far Street and Main Street were destroyed. The 300th anniversary of the great fire was celebrated on Saturday 2 July 2005.
There are 2 churches in the village, the tiny CofE church with an impressive spire tucked away in between Main St and Far St, which was destroyed except for the spire in the fire of 1705 and never fully rebuilt. Services are held there once a month. And Bradmore Methodist Church and Community Hall which was extensively modernised in 2003 and is a popular centre for village activities, being also available for private functions. The Methodist Church has services every Sunday at 10:15 as well as a Sunday School (for 5-11s) and Sunday morning youth group (for 11+). The Methodist Church is home to Bradmore Youth Project a youth club for ages 9-16. There are many activities at the community hall including monthly Bradmore lunches, 3Cs Saturday coffee morning, Women's Institute, Yoga classes, Craft group. The church also showed all the 2006 England World Cup matches on a big screen in the hall. There is a strong community spirit in the village, making it a highly desirable place to live.
| 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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