Sutton Bonington | |
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Village and civil parish | |
Main Street | |
Parish map | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Area | 3.48 sq mi (9.0 km2) |
Population | 2,338 (2021 Census) |
• Density | 672/sq mi (259/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 50469 25017 |
• London | 115 mi (185 km) SSE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
Postcode district | LE12 |
Dialling code | 01509 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.suttonbonington |
Sutton Bonington (/ˈsʌtən ˈbɒnɪŋtən/) is a village and civil parish lying along the valley of the River Soar in the Borough of Rushcliffe, south-west Nottinghamshire, England. The University of Nottingham has the Sutton Bonington Campus,.a 420 hectares (4.2 km2) site just to the north of the village.
The parish covers some 2,229 acres (9.02 km2)[1] and includes the hamlet of Zouch. The population at the 2011 census was 2,202, rising to 2,338 at the 2021 census.[2] The River Soar is the county boundary with Leicestershire and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-west, in Leicestershire, is the large village of Kegworth. The nearest town is Loughborough, some 5 miles (8.0 km) by road to the south, and the nearest village is Normanton on Soar.