Borough of Broxtowe | ||
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Borough | ||
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Shown within Nottinghamshire |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Constituent country | England | |
Region | East Midlands | |
Administrative county | Nottinghamshire | |
Founded | 1974 | |
Admin. HQ | Beeston | |
Government | ||
• Type | Borough Council (non-metropolitan district) | |
• Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
• Executive: | Conservative | |
• MPs: |
Anna Soubry, Gloria De Piero |
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Area | ||
• Total | 30.93 sq mi (80.10 km2) | |
Area rank | 239th | |
Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
• Total | 112,300 | |
• Rank | Ranked 208th | |
• Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2) | |
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
• Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
ONS code | 37UD (ONS) E07000172 (GSS) |
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Ethnicity | 92.5% White 3.0% S.Asian 1.1% Black British 2.1% Chinese or Other 1.3% Mixed Race |
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Website | broxtowe.gov.uk |
Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the City of Nottingham. The population of the district as taken at the 2011 Census was 109,487. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area. Broxtowe's neighbour to the west is the borough of Erewash, which is in Derbyshire.
Settlements include Beeston—where the council is based—Attenborough, Awsworth, Bramcote, Brinsley, Chilwell, Cossall, Eastwood, Giltbrook, Greasley, Kimberley, Moorgreen, Newthorpe, Nuthall, Stapleford, Strelley, Swingate, Toton, Trowell, and Watnall. Additionally a small part of Wollaton falls within Broxtowe.
The Broxtowe Estate is not within the borough, but within the boundaries of the City of Nottingham.