Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Beeston
Beeston is located in Nottinghamshire
Beeston
Beeston
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population37,000 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK 52764 36944
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
List
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG9
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Nottinghamshire
52°55′37″N 1°12′54″W / 52.927°N 1.215°W / 52.927; -1.215

Beeston (/ˈbstən/)[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]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Attenborough Nature Centre Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Map of Attenborough wetlands