Road names include Torvill Drive, Jayne Close, Bolero Close (named after their Gold medal-winning performance song, Boléro), and Crawford Close (named after Michael Crawford who assisted Torvill and Dean in developing their winning dance). Īs a tribute to two of Nottingham's favourite sporting stars, Wollaton is home to the Torvill and Dean estate, on the former site of Wollaton Colliery and Canal. This is largely due to the good quality schools (although getting a place is troublesome), traditional public houses and good access to the M1 via the A52 to the South and the A610 to the North. It is considered one of the most desirable parts of the city in which to live, with relatively high house prices. The current city ward boundaries divide Wollaton into Wollaton West, and Wollaton East with Lenton Abbey. West to east it stretches from Trowell Moor and Balloon Woods on the west, across to Sutton Passeys Crescent and the former gatehouse to Wollaton Park, Lenton Lodge on Derby Road in the east. Wollaton itself stretches across a large area, from Torvill Drive and Russell Drive near the Bilborough area in the north, down to Bramcote Lane, Woodbank Drive and Appledore Avenue in the south, stretching as far south as the woodland now called 'Bramcote Ridge'. Other areas of the Nottingham which were not in the original parish of Wollaton may also be described as Wollaton, notably those parts of the former parish of Radford known historically as Radford Woodhouses, and the part of Wollaton Park which was used for housing (usually called the Wollaton Park Estate) which was primarily in the former parish of Lenton. Wollaton proper is entirely situated in the City of Nottingham, although a small part of the Broxtowe borough may be referred to as Wollaton by local people. Most areas of the former parish were built-up by the end of the 1960s. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Nottingham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1796. It also features historic cottages, an Elizabethan dovecote and a water pump. The centre of Wollaton village, the original heart of the suburb, has remained relatively unchanged over the past few hundred years and is dominated by the Admiral Rodney public house and the Anglican church of St Leonard dating back to the 13th century. The remains of Roman kilns, crematoria and coins have been found in Wollaton. It is home to Wollaton Hall, with its museum, deer park, lake, walks and golf course. Wollaton has two wards in the City of Nottingham ( Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey and Wollaton West), with a total population of 24,693 at the 2011 census. Wollaton is a suburb and former civil parish in the western part of Nottingham, in the Nottingham district, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.
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