Woodborough, Nottinghamshire

Woodborough is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 7 mi north-east of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,852, rising slightly to 1,872 at the 2011 census, and 1,909 at the 2021 census.

St. Swithun's Church, Woodborough is a 13th-century tower with a 14th-century chancel. Woodborough was a framework-knitting village, and some two-storey cottages with ground-floor knitter's windows remain at the junction of Main Street and Shelt Hill.

Woodborough also has a primary school called Woodborough Woods Foundation CofE Primary School, where 200+ students attend at any one time.

Notable people

 * John Story (1812–1872), cricketer

Bus services
Nottingham City Transport


 * 47: Nottingham – Mapperley – Lambley – Woodborough
 * 46: Nottingham – Mapperley – Woodborough - Lambley
 * From 1st September 2024
 * 61: Nottingham, Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Mapperley Plains, Lambley, Woodborough, Calverton. (Replacing Routes 46/47)