Bramcote

Bramcote ( / ˈ b r æ m k oʊ t / , localmente / ˈ b r æ m k ə t / ) es un pueblo suburbano y antigua parroquia civil en el distrito de Broxtowe de Nottinghamshire , Inglaterra, entre Stapleford y Beeston . Está en la circunscripción parlamentaria de Broxtowe . La carretera principal Nottingham–Derby hoy es la A52 , Brian Clough Way. Cerca se encuentran Beeston, Wollaton , Chilwell y Stapleford . Una de las carreteras principales entre Nottingham y Derby solía pasar por el centro del pueblo, entrando en un terraplén que formaba una curva ciega. Una casa de campo al norte del pueblo pasó a ser de propiedad pública y fue demolida en 1968. Sus terrenos se convirtieron en un área pública de parque y ladera, ahora conocida como Bramcote Hills Park.

La población de Bramcote es de 9270 habitantes, con un promedio de 2,3 personas por hogar. La población del distrito de Broxtowe, según el censo de 2011, era de 7270 habitantes. ^{[ 1 ]}

La proporción de residentes que se identifican como británicos blancos es del 82,7 %, mientras que el 17,3 % proviene de otros 41 países, principalmente India, Pakistán, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Jamaica, Barbados, Polonia, Italia, Países Bajos, Grecia, Rusia y Australia. En cuanto a la religión, el 60,7 % de los habitantes de Bramcote se consideran cristianos, el 3,6 % musulmanes, el 2,8 % hindúes y el 2,5 % sijs, mientras que el 22,6 % no profesan ninguna religión. ^{[ 2 ]}

Hay cuatro escuelas locales:

• Escuela Primaria Bramcote C of E (Subvencionada)
• Escuela primaria Bramcote Hills
• Colegio Bramcote
• Academia Foxwood

El St John's College de Nottingham , que cerró sus puertas en 2019, era un seminario teológico de la Iglesia de Inglaterra situado en el extremo sur de Bramcote.

A second comprehensive school, Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College,^[3] was found unsafe and demolished. Its pupil were moved to the nearby Bramcote Park and Alderman White schools. The building was replaced by Bramcote Hills College Sixth Form. In 2009, this, Bramcote Park Sports, Business & Enterprise School and Alderman White School joined to form White Hills Park Federation of Schools. Year 10 and 11 students can travel between the sites in a school minibus.

Bramcote Leisure Centre^[4] in Bramcote Park, off the A52, has a pool with a water slide divided into a 25-metre pool and family splash pool, a teaching pool, a gym, a junior gym, a five-a-side pitch with a local team, the Bramcote Beers, a health suite and a crèche.^[5] It gained Quest Accreditation in March 2008 and the Aquamark ASA National Award Scheme for swimming programme quality, in November 2008.^[6][7] The Vitality fitness suite has recently had a £250,000 renovation, refurbishment and extension. The poolside changing rooms have also been updated.

Nottingham City Transport^[8]

• 30: Nottingham – Ilkeston Road – Jubilee Campus – Wollaton Park – Bramcote – Wollaton Vale

Trentbarton^[9]

• i4: Nottingham – Stapleford – Sandiacre – Derby
• 21: Nottingham – Kirk Hallam – Ilkeston
• 18: Nottingham – Beeston – Stapleford
• 20: Nottingham – Rylands – Beeston – Stapleford – Ilkeston – Heanor

Nottingham Community Transport^[10]

• L10: Wollaton – Bramcote – Beeston

• Frances Longden Almshouses, Cow Lane
• Of Bramcote Hall in Bramcote Park, the bottom few layers of brick remain.
• Bramcote Manor House dates back to the Elizabethan period.^[11]
• Bramcote Memorial Hall in Church Street commemorates victims of the First World War.^[12]

The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Bramcote, in Church Street, has three Sunday services and runs spiritual and social activities for all ages. Built in 1861, it marked its 150th anniversary year in 2011. The churchyard contains war graves of three World War I soldiers and one from World War II.^[13] Only the churchyard and tower remain of a previous Anglican church off Town Street, known locally known as the Sunken Church.

Bramcote Methodist Church in Chapel Street has a Sunday morning service and an evening Communion service once a month.^[14]

Emmanuel Church, an independent Evangelical church, meets on Sunday mornings at Bramcote College. It runs a programme for youth and children, a men's breakfast group, prayer groups and house groups.^[15]

Bramcote Park is the biggest of the parks in Bramcote. Its wooded area stretches from Bramcote Park School towards Stapleford, Wollaton and the former landfill site. It is one of the few sites in the Nottingham area with a Green Flag Award. It features an extensive children's playground, car park and easy-access paths.

King George's Park offers views across Bramcote from a steeply sloping site with a network of surfaced paths linked to adjacent countryside. There are two free tennis courts, a children's playground and several parking areas.

Bramcote Ridge Open Space of about 12 hectares (29 acres) consists of a mosaic of acid grassland, naturally regenerating scrub and mature woodland managed as a nature reserve. It is a designated Grade II Site Important for Nature Conservation, and a listed Area of Restricted Development. It is surrounded on three sides by residential development, in which there is roadside parking.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 987.^[16] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged to form Beeston and Stapleford.^[17]

• Listed buildings in Bramcote
• Bramcote Hills
• Bramcote College

Contenido multimedia relacionado con Bramcote en Wikimedia Commons

• Bramcote Hoy: sitio web oficial del pueblo y blog comunitario.
• Cafetería comunitaria del parque Bramcote Hills
• Los Amigos de Bramcote Ridge
• Sociedad de Conservación de Bramcote
• Grupo de Historia de Bramcote
• Los Amigos de la Torre de la Antigua Iglesia de Bramcote