Summary
Radford is an inner-city area of Nottingham and former civil parish in the Nottingham district, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England, located just outside the city centre. The appropriate ward of the City of Nottingham Council is Radford and Park which, in 2011, had a population of 21,414.[2] It is bounded to the south by Lenton and to the east by Nottingham city centre, and comprises around 600 acres (240 ha) of land.
| Radford | |
|---|---|
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  Radford Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 21,414 (Ward 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK 55277 40643 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG7 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
History edit
St Peter's Church, Radford was given[when?] by William Peveril to Lenton Priory.[citation needed] The church was rebuilt in 1812 at a cost of £2,000. A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1805 and enlarged in 1828.[3] In September 1878 a chapel was built on St Peter's Street by the United Methodist Free Churches at a cost of £1,900. It was closed owing to declining membership and income in June 1947 and purchased by the Evangelical Free Church.[4]
Bentinck Road School opened on 19 November 1880, and was formerly called the Alfreton Road Board School.[5]
Radford Registration District (RD) was created on 1 July 1837 on the introduction of Statutory Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMD) – and was abolished, and absorbed into Nottingham RD, on 1 July 1880.
In 1891 the parish had a population of 38,718.[6] On 1 April 1897 the parish was abolished and merged with Nottingham.[7]
Background edit
The area has a large ethnic minority population (mainly European, West Indian, African, Arab, Asian, South American, Polish and increasingly Kurdish), and accordingly there are a large number of specialist food and retail shops catering to specific cultures, owing to the relatively cheap nature of housing in the area (and the large number of old Victorian properties converted into flats and bedsits).[citation needed]
In 2021 residents reported that the crime rate was high, although Amy English, neighbourhood policing inspector for the Radford area, said "As a result of this work we have seen a reduction in recorded crime, including robbery and burglary, in the Radford and Park neighbourhood."[8]
Radford has a large student population, most of whom attend the nearby Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham.
Industry edit
Radford was the home of
- Raleigh Industries, once the world's largest bicycle producer
- Player's cigarettes, with a range of buildings housing factories, offices and warehouses
- Manlove, Alliott & Co. Ltd., inventors of incinerators for waste disposal.
Culture edit
Radford provides the backdrop for much of Alan Sillitoe's book 1958 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Numerous scenes from the 1960 film of the book which starred Albert Finney, playing Raleigh worker Arthur Seaton, were shot in Radford.[9] In 2009 a 1982 recording of Finney, talking about the making of the film, was released on DVD.[10]
2023 Nottingham attacks edit
At 4:00 am on 13 June 2023, two 19-year-olds were found stabbed to death in Ilkeston Road.[11][12][13] The victims were first-year students at the University of Nottingham.[14][15][16] The suspect is a 31-year-old dual Guinea-Bissau/Portuguese national. He has settled status through his Portuguese citizenship and was previously a student at the University of Nottingham in 2022.[17] At about 5:30 am, Nottinghamshire Police tasered the man outside a convenience store in Bentinck Road, Forest Fields and arrested him on suspicion of murder. He had no criminal record and was not known to the security services, but had a history of mental health issues.[13][12] On 16 June 2023 the suspect was charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.[18]
Bus services edit
■ 28: Nottingham → Radford (Ilkeston Road) → Jubilee Campus → Beechdale → Bilborough[19]
■ 30: Nottingham → Radford (Ilkeston Road) → Jubilee Campus → Wollaton Park → Bramcote → Wollaton Vale[20]
■ 77: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Aspley Lane → Strelley[21]
■ 77C: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Aspley Lane → Strelley → Cinderhill[22]
■ 78: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Nuthall Road → Broxtowe → Strelley[23]
■ 79: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Nuthall Road → Cinderhill → Bulwell → Rise Park → Warren Hill → Bestwood Park → Arnold[24]
■ 79A: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Nuthall Road → Cinderhill → Bulwell → Rise Park → Top Valley → Bestwood Park → Arnold[25]
■ 79B: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Nuthall Road → Cinderhill → Bulwell / Rise Park[26]
■ rainbow one: Nottingham → Radford (Alfreton Road) → Nuthall → Kimberley → Eastwood → Heanor / Ripley / Alfreton[27]
■ two: Nottingham → Radford (Ilkeston Road) → Wollaton → Trowell → Ilkeston → Cotmanhay[28]
■ L4: Nottingham → Radford → Ainsley Estate → Beechdale → Aspley[29]
References edit
- ^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics".
- ^ "City of Nottingham ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ White's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853
- ^ In Every Generation: A brief history of the Methodist Churches in Nottingham 1764-1978, Rowland C Swift
- ^ Whitfield, David (7 June 2019). "Schools in Nottingham when they opened". nottinghampost.com/news. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Radford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Radford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Zagnat, Olimpia (7 March 2021). "How Radford has changed over the last 50 years and what residents think of it now". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning". movie-locations.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Albert Finney on Saturday Night and Sunday Morning". nottinghampost.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Nottingham attack: What we know so far". Sky News.
- ^ a b "Three people found dead in Nottingham". Al Jazeera. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b McNamee, Michael Sheils; Gregory, James (13 June 2023). "Nottingham attacks: What we know so far". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ @UniofNottingham (13 June 2023). "It is with great sadness that we confirm the sudden and unexpected death of two of our students following a major incident in Nottingham city centre overnight" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Two University of Nottingham students among three killed in city centre attack". ITV News. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Watson, Gavin Bevis & Greig (13 June 2023). "Nottingham: Students among three killed in Nottingham attacks". BBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Nottingham attacks: Suspect named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane". BBC News. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Nottingham attacks: Valdo Calocane charged with three counts of murder". BBC News. 16 June 2023.
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- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 77C on Turquoise Line". nctx.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 78 on Turquoise Line". nctx.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 79 on Turquoise Line". nctx.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 79A on Turquoise Line". nctx.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Service 79B on Turquoise Line". nctx.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Rainbow one service by TrentBarton". trentbarton.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "Two service by TrentBarton". trentbarton.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "L4 service by Nottingham Community Transport" (PDF). ct4n.co.uk.
- ^ wearebase.com, Base. "L14 service by Nottingham Community Transport" (PDF). ct4n.co.uk.