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Broxtowe

Borough of Broxtowe
Borough
Official logo of Borough of Broxtowe
Coat of Arms
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Shown within Nottinghamshire
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
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)
Ethnicity 92.5% White
3.0% S.Asian
1.1% Black British
2.1% Chinese or Other
1.3% Mixed Race
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.


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