Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
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| Population | 15,241 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG9 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Stapleford is a town in the county of Nottinghamshire, England some 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the centre of Nottingham. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 15,241.
Stapleford lies on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. To the north of Stapleford is Ilkeston and to the east is Beeston. To the west across the River Erewash is Sandiacre, and to the south is Toton.
Stapleford is part of Broxtowe Borough and the Broxtowe Parliamentary Constituency. From 1935 until 1974 Stapleford was paired with the town of Beeston in the Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having previously been part of the Stapleford Rural District. The town was parished in 1987 and now has a town council.
The local MP is Anna Soubry of the Conservative Party from May 2010 and again since 2015, and the town is represented on Nottinghamshire County Council by the Liberal Democrats and also on Broxtowe Borough Council by Labour Party, Conservative Party and one Independent Councillor. The town council is a mixture of Labour Party, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Stapleford Alliance and Independent Councillors since the election on 7 May 2015.
The place-name 'Stapleford' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears, unusually, spelt as now, Stapleford. In the Pipe Rolls of 1194 it appears as Stapelford. The name means 'ford marked by a post or posts'.
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