Bradmore, Nottinghamshire
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| Bradmore shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 328 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK5849531241 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG11 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Bradmore is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire with a population in 2001 of 320 rising slightly to 328 at the 2011 Census. It is just to the south of Ruddington, on the A60. Nearby places are Keyworth, Bunny, Ruddington and Gotham.
Bunny School and Nursery is a small school of around 80 children from Bunny and Bradmore. Secondary school children go to South Wolds School, in nearby Keyworth. The great fire of Bradmore happened on 2 July 1705 when many of the village cottages along Far Street and Main Street were destroyed. The 300th anniversary of the great fire was celebrated on Saturday 2 July 2005.
Bradmore Methodist Church and Community Hall was extensively modernised in 2003 and is a popular centre for village activities, being also available for private functions. The Methodist Church has services every Sunday at 10:15 as well as a Sunday School (for 5-11s) and Sunday morning youth group (for 11+). The Methodist Church is home to Bradmore Youth Project a youth club for ages 9–16. There are many activities at the community hall including monthly Bradmore lunches, 3Cs Saturday coffee morning, Women's Institute, Yoga classes, Craft group.
Bradmore was, until quite recently, a farming community, but now the conversion of farm buildings to private residences has altered the nature of the village, and it has become a place to live for people who work in Nottingham and the surrounding areas. Part of the village has been declared a conservation area to retain the visual character. Some of the old farmhouses were built by Sir Thomas Parkyn, the wrestling Baronet of Bunny Hall.
The church, first built with a square tower in the thirteenth century and with an octagonal spire in the fourteenth century suffered badly in the fire of 1705 and only the tower and spire remained. The church was never rebuilt but a mission hall was built adjoining the tower in 1881, first used for occasional services but later as a men's institute and recreation hall. The spire was damaged during an earth tremor in 1957 and when this was repaired the opportunity was taken to refurbish the tower room and use it again for Communion services once a month. At the time that the spire was repaired the weather vane was re-gilded. Between 1705 and 1830, when the Wesleyan Methodist Church was built, there was no regular place of worship in the village. The Methodist Church and the Sunday School Room are in a central position on Farmer Street. Services are held each Sunday, usually at 10.15, and a joint Anglican and Methodist Sunday School has been created for children from Bunny and Bradmore.
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