Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 0°57′14″W / 52.950°N 0.954°W / 52.950; -0.954

Bingham
Market Square
Bingham  Bingham shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	9,000 (approx.)
OS grid reference	SK705398
District	Rushcliffe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG13
Dialling code	01949
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rushcliffe
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Bingham is a market town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England.

[edit] Geography

With a population of around 9,000 people it lies about nine miles east of Nottingham, a similar distance south-west of Newark-on-Trent and west of Grantham. It is situated where the A46 (the old Fosse Way) intersects the A52. Every Thursday Bingham holds a market in the centre of the town, there is also a farmers' market on the first Saturday of each month held in the Market Place.

Bingham is largely a dormitory town to Nottingham, however it does retain its own distinct character and there is some employment in the town consisting of approximately 20 industrial units each employing at least 10 people, plus numerous other offices and shops in the area. Bingham also provides shopping, medical and other services to those living in the surrounding villages.

[edit] Twinning

• Wallenfels in Bavaria, Germany. In the past music groups have visited to and from the twinned towns, and a beer festival is held in Bingham every two years.

[edit] History

[edit] Romans

The south east of Nottinghamshire traditionally formed the wapentake of Bingham. The Romans built a city at Margidunum (Bingham) and a settlement at the river crossing at Ad Pontem (East Stoke) on the Fosse Way that joined Isca (Exeter) to Lindum (Lincoln).^[1]

[edit] Dormitory town

Eastern end of A52 bypass, which opened in December 1986

Bingham has expanded vastly since the 1950s with the majority of the housing being relatively new. Most of the more historic buildings (including the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, the oldest) being in the centre. Approximately 500 houses are now being built bordering the A52 Grantham Road and the existing Mill Hill estate. There have been concerns that the 1000+ people who will move into these new houses will require more and improved services which so far the local councils are proving reluctant to provide, despite vast amounts of money being raised for the exchequer from the sale of the land to developers which was in public ownership.

The A46, to the west of the town, is currently being upgraded to grade-separated dual-carriageway, which will increase traffic flow on the road, travelling in a much safer environment. The Widmerpool-Newark Improvement has been diverted to the west of the former Roman town to preserve the archaeology.

[edit] Things to do

Bingham Leisure Centre has sports facilities and a swimming pool. The facilities are attached to Toot Hill School.

The Crown

There are also six public houses in the town :

• The Moot House
• The White Lion
• The Horse and Plough
• The Wheatsheaf
• The Crown, in the Market Place
• The Chesterfield at Bingham.

Bingham has a very active Scout Group, comprising around 140 young people.

[edit] Education

There are four schools in Bingham: Robert Miles Infant school, Robert Miles Junior School,^[2] Carnarvon Primary School^[3] and the comprehensive Toot Hill School^[4] South Nottingham College also has a campus in the town.

[edit] Television

Bingham was a location in Midlands film director Shane Meadows' film Twenty Four Seven, which contained scenes shot at Toot Hill top field, The Linear Walk and Bingham Boxing Club. Bingham has also been in two episodes of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet,^[5] as well as some episodes of Crossroads, Woof! and Boon.

Robot Wars series 3, Jungle Run and scenes from Shane Meadows' 2006 film This is England were filmed nearby on the former RAF Newton site.

[edit] Notable residents

• Jason Lee, footballer^{[citation needed]}
• Ian Andrews, footballer^{[citation needed]}
• Ian Storey-Moore, former professional footballer^{[citation needed]}
• Frank Miles, artist
• Nigel Jemson, ex-Nottingham Forest footballer and Bingham town firefighter ^[6]

[edit] Sports

• Bingham Town Youth Football Club^[7]
• Bingham Cricket Club^[8]
• Bingham Rugby Club
• Bingham Lawn Tennis Club

[edit] Transport

Railway station

Trent Barton provide frequent and well used public bus service into Nottingham for commuters, shoppers and nightlife.^[9] Bingham also has its own railway station which provides a less frequent service to Nottingham, Grantham & beyond.

[edit] Bus services

Centrebus

• 6: Bingham - Grantham
• 24: Bingham - Melton Mowbray

Premiere Travel

• 6: Bingham - Gunthorpe - Lowdham - Epperstone - Calverton - Woodborough - Lambley - Arnold - City Hospital
• 53: Keyworth - Cotgrave - Bingham
• 53E: Cotgrave - Cropwell Bishop - Bingham
• 54: Newark - Farndon - Bingham
• 55: Bottesford - Bingham.
• 57: Bingham Local Service
• S2: Bingham - Gamston, Morrisons - West Bridgford - ASDA
• Red 1: Bingham - Radcliffe - Nottingham >every 15 mins<

Trent Barton

• Xprss: Bingham - Nottingham
• Radcliffe Line: Nottingham - Radcliffe - Gunthorpe - East Bridford - Bingham

[edit] Signpost gallery

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bingham Town Council
• Bingham Rugby Football Club
• Bingham Netball Club
• The Roman settlement of Margidunum
• Bingham Parish Records Marriages 1598-1812
• Bingham Town Youth Football Club
• Bingham Leisure Centre
• St.Marys All Saints Parish Church Church of England
• Bingham Methodist Church
• Bingham Heritage Trails Association
• 1st Bingham Scout Group
• Bingham Cricket Club
• Heritage[1]