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Beeston, Nottinghamshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Beeston, Nottinghamshire

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Beeston, Nottinghamshire history

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Domesday

In Bestune at the Conquest, the Saxons Alfag, Alwine and UIchel had three manors consisting of three carucates of land assessed. These were taken from them and given to William Peverel, lord of Nottingham Castle.

19th century

Beeston outgrew its village status as a silk weaving centre in the early 19th century. The first silk mill was burnt down (along with Nottingham Castle) in the Reform Bill riots of 1831. With the decline of the silk industry, many former mills gained light industrial uses.

20th century

In 1901 the National Telephone Company built a factory in Beeston for telephone materials. This was taken over by the British L.M. Ericsson Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in 1903. In 1906 and 1907 a large building was erected, chiefly devoted to cabinet work. Under the Plessey name these large premises continued as a major source of employment through the 1980s. Motor manufacture returned to Beeston in 1987, when the Middlebridge Company set up a small factory in Lilac Grove and produced 77 Scimitar cars.

21st century

Proposals for a light rail (tram) line through Beeston as an extension to the Nottingham Express Transit system were approved by the government in 2009. There was some opposition to this by local traders and others along the proposed route, fearing business losses during the construction period. The line opened on 25 August 2015.

Beeston, Nottinghamshire geography / climate

Beeston is separated from Bramcote to the north-west by the Beeston Fields Golf Course. Mid-20th-century suburban development extended the built-up area of Beeston to the former villages of Chilwell and Wollaton and Lenton Abbey to the west.

Beeston Rylands

The Rylands was originally a small settlement around Beeston Lock, comprising some tens of houses and two pubs. Beeston began to spread south of the railway line in the late 19th century, when a few Victorian villas were built near the level crossing by the station. Over the first few decades of the 20th century several housing estates were built to accommodate workers at Ericssons and Boots.

University of Nottingham

The eastern edge of Beeston abuts the University of Nottingham’s main campus, through which runs Beeston Lane. Around half the self-catering flats in Broadgate Park hall of residence fall within Beeston’s boundaries.

History of local government

Beeston is an unparished area and has no town council, though it was a civil parish until 1935. The parish area was reduced in 1933, with some lands in the east transferred to the City of Nottingham. The present four wards cover the same post-1933 area of the old parish.

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Best Beeston, Nottinghamshire places to visit

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Beeston, Nottinghamshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Beeston, Nottinghamshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Beeston, Nottinghamshire’s information audio spots:

Players Bonded Warehouses (Nottingham) Players Bonded Warehouses are a major former group of warehouses in Nottingham which were used by John Player & Sons for bonded storage of tobacco . The buildings were completed in 1939, and were in use until operations ceased in 2016 . The site was purchased by the University of Nottingham, with demolition beginning in summer 2017 .

Chetwynd Barracks Chetwynd Barracks is a military installation at Chilwell in Nottinghamshire. It is located on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and is located in the town of Chilworth. It was built in the 1960s and is now a military base in the area.

Bramcote Bramcote is a suburban village in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire. The main Nottingham–Derby road today is the A52, Brian Clough Way. Nearby are Beeston, Wollaton, Chilwell and Stapleford.

Attenborough Nature Reserve Attenborough Nature Reserve is located 4.3 mi (7 km) south west of Nottingham city centre. It is owned and managed by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, supported by Broxtowe Borough Council.

The Grange, Beeston The Grange is a Grade II listed building in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It formerly served as the area police station and is currently in use as apartments.

War Memorial Cross, Beeston War Memorial Cross, Beeston is a Grade II listed structure in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Beeston. It is located on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and is on the edge of the Nottinghamshire town centre.

Wollaton Road, Beeston Wollaton Road, Beeston runs north from junction with High Road to Derby Road. Beeston Road is one of the main roads in the Beeston area of Beeston.

Essoldo Cinema, Beeston Essoldo Cinema, Beeston is a cinema open from 1938 to 1968 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England. It was open between 1938 and 1968.

Beeston Brewery Company The Beeston Brewery Company was a brewery based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England that opened in 1880 and closed in 1922. The company was also known as the Beeston Brewery and Malting Company.

University of Nottingham Halls of Residence The University of Nottingham has a particularly well developed system of halls located on its campus. The halls acts a microcosms of the university at large and provide a community-level forum for the interaction of undergraduates, postgraduates and senior academics. As of 2020, incoming students do not apply for a specific hall but a room type and a ‘zone’

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