Gedling District Council
| Borough of Gedling | ||
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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 | |
| Admin. HQ | Arnold | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Gedling Borough Council | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Executive: | Labour Party | |
| • MPs: |
Vernon Coaker, Mark Spencer |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 46.3 sq mi (120.0 km2) | |
| Area rank | 202nd | |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | ||
| • Total | 116,500 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 198th | |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (970/km2) | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| ONS code | 37UE (ONS) E07000173 (GSS) |
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| Ethnicity | 94.4% White 2.2% S Asian 1.4% Black British 1.4% Mixed Race |
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| Website | www |
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Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, whose council is based in Arnold, north-east of Nottingham. The population at the 2011 Census was 113,543. It is part of the Nottingham Urban Area.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging the Arnold and Carlton urban districts and part of Basford Rural District. It is named after the village of Gedling. Other settlements include Burton Joyce, Calverton, Colwick and Ravenshead.
The Borough covers mainly affluent suburbs north-east of Nottingham including Arnold, Carlton and part of Mapperley and the area north of Nottingham into the rural villages of Calverton, Woodborough, Ravenshead and Newstead extending north to Mansfield.
The Borough is one of contrasts: Arnold, has a significant amount of council housing, whereas properties in the Newstead Abbey area of the borough often retail at between £1 million and £3 million. The area is split into an urban commuter base and rural farmland.
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