| Beeston | |
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  Beeston Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 37,000 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK 52764 36944 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG9 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Beeston (/ˈbiːstən/)[citation needed] is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, it is 3 miles south-west of Nottingham. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The headquarters of pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots are 0.6 miles (1 km) east of the centre of Beeston, on the border with Broxtowe and the City of Nottingham. To the south lie the River Trent and the village of Attenborough, with extensive wetlands.[2]
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine – Census 2001: Ward-level populations (Central 4,752; North 5,915; Rylands 5,376; West 4,966)
- ^ Attenborough Nature Centre Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Map of Attenborough wetlands