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Saint Wilfrid's Church
Saint Wilfrid lived from 634 to
709 A.D. He was for many years Bishop of York and his diocese included
Nottinghamshire. He baptised in this area and it is quite likely that he
baptised in the ford near the church.
The church retains a strongly
historic character, shielded from the encroaching development of
Nottingham by the River Trent. It remains however, what it has been for
centuries; the focus of a living, worshipping Christian congregation.
For a full history of our
church, click here.
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Tomb of John
Deane (1679-1761)
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and here
for short biographies of Wilford's very own adventurer! |
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Entrance to
Vault
....in the
Churchyard. Scary enough for you?!! |
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Church Hall and The Benjamin Carter Hall
(behind)
Benjamin Carter
was Rector of Saint Wilfrid's from 1694 to 1732. He was a great benefactor
and he endowed the present church school, built the rectory and left money
for various charitable purposes. He also gave Communion Plate to the
church in 1717. Some of it is still in use, but several items were stolen
in 1974. They have subsequently been replaced by modern silver.
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Dorothy Boot Homes
Jesse
Boot (founder of The Boots Company) was proud of his native Nottingham,
and contributed to schemes for the welfare of the city and its
inhabitants.
In
1907 Jesse Boot became a trustee for the project to rebuild the Albert
Hall Wesleyan Mission, which had been destroyed by fire the previous year.
He contributed £4,000 to the fund, as well as paying for a new organ and
the organist's salary for three years.
In 1908 the
Dorothy Boot Homes were built in Wilford, for veterans of the Crimean War and Indian
Mutiny. They consisted of 11 almshouses with a clubroom and library.
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Glebe Cottages
Situated between
Main Road and St Wilfrid's Church, the cottages occupy a setting
overlooking the Village Green. In spring, the Green has a beautiful
display of bulbs.
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South Wilford School (Old
Buildings)
South Wilford
Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was founded in
1736 with an endowment of £200 plus income from various properties. As
the school grew, more "temporary" wooden buildings were added at
the back until, in 2001, work started to demolish the wooden classrooms
and build a brand new modern facility for the teachers and children. At
the end of the 2001/02 academic year, the school had 275 pupils.
Click here
for details of the Carter's Educational Foundation on which South Wilford
School was founded |
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South Wilford School (New
Buildings)
The result of
the building work during the 2001/02 school year can be seen on the left.
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for the school website.
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St Patrick's Catholic
Primary School and Nursery
The school
provides Nursery and Primary Education for Catholic children in the Parish
of Our lady and St. Patrick. St Patrick's is a feeder school to the Becket
Comprehensive School.
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for the school website.
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The Nottingham Emmanuel
School (Old Buildings)
The Nottingham
Emmanuel School was founded in 2002 and will move into new buildings
adjacent to the current site in 2007.
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Main Road, Wilford Village
This road runs
from the Toll Bridge at the north end of Wilford south to the crossroads
with Clifton Lane and Ruddington Lane. |
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Wilford Bowls and Social
Club
Situated at the
centre of Wilford on Main Road.
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The Post Office
The Post Office
is located in the centre of Wilford at the junction of Main Road, Clifton
Lane and Main Road.
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Main Road - Autumn 2006 |
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Railway Embankment between
Coronation Avenue and Wilford Lane- Autumn 2006 |
