Radcliffe-on-Trent is a large village and

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in the

Rushcliffe Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 111,129. Its councilRushcliffe Borough Council Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...

, England. The population of the civil parish at the Census 2011 was 8,205.

Location

Radcliffe has a population of about 8,000. It is to the east of

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

, close to but not part of the

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built-up area. However, the

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sees the whole of Rushcliffe as part of the conurbation. The village lies on the south bank and cliff overlooking the

River Trent The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...

. The "Rad" part of its name is a corruption of the

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for red, in reference to the dark red colour of the cliffs, which are formed of

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red shale with

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banding. Nearby places are Shelford, East Bridgford,

Holme Pierrepont Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet and civil parish located south-east of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region. The population of the civil parish ...

and Stoke Bardolph. To the south-east of the parish lies the former Saxondale Hospital, which has been redeveloped into some 350 dwellings and renamed

Upper Saxondale Upper Saxondale is a residential area mainly in the parish of Radcliffe on Trent, in the Nottinghamshire borough of Rushcliffe. A section falls within the parish of Cropwell Butler. It lies in an upland area between the River Trent and the Vale of ...

Harlequin Harlequin (; it, Arlecchino ; lmo, Arlechin, Bergamasque pronunciation ) is the best-known of the '' zanni'' or comic servant characters from the Italian '' commedia dell'arte'', associated with the city of Bergamo. The role is traditional ...

, a small mainly residential area, lies between it and Radcliffe, which is mainly on the northern side of the major, east-west,

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. At its western end it the Radcliffe Road runs along the north-eastern edge of

Trent Bridge Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-Day International and county cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingham. Trent Bridge is also ...

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ground. Radcliffe has a

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connecting it to Nottingham and beyond in the west and

Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...

and beyond to the east. The village is served by the

Trentbarton Trentbarton operates both local and regional bus services in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire, England. It is a subsidiary of the Wellglade Group. History In October 1913, Trent Motor Traction Company was foun ...

bus company, which runs daily services to Nottingham – once every 10 minutes on weekdays.

Places of worship

The village has an Anglican parish church, St. Mary's, and

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and

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churches.

Recreation

The village has a number of community spaces, such as Cliff Walk (which runs beside the river to nearby Shelford village), Rockley Memorial Park, a recreation ground and skate park, and a complex of sports fields at the eastern end of the village. There is an amateur dramatics group which stages regular productions at the Grange Hall, as well as numerous other clubs and associations. There are local branches of the

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and

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. The village has four

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, its own football,

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and cricket clubs. In 1999 the village was twinned with Bussy-St-Georges, a French town which lies east of Paris. Radcliffe has an infant and nursery school, a junior school and a medium-sized secondary, South Nottinghamshire Academy, formerly known as Dayncourt School.

Famous residents

John Boot John Boot (1815 – 30 May 1860) was the founder of Boots the Chemists. Originally working in agriculture, he was forced by ill health to change careers and set up a shop to sell medicinal herbal remedies at Goose Gate, Nottingham. Although he ...

, the founder of the pharmacy chain

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, was born in Radcliffe in 1815. The 19th-century

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and

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cricket captain George Parr was born and died in the village. He also played for the Radcliffe on Trent Cricket Club. Evidence of the Parr family's long association with Radcliffe appears in several street and building names. Professional footballer

Ian Woan Ian Simon Woan (born 14 December 1967) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Premier League side Everton. As a player, he was a left winger who notably played in the Premier League for Nott ...

(born 1967) lived near Radcliffe while playing for

Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Trent ...

, Woan is assistant manager of

Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club () is an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, that competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Premier League. Founded on 18 ...

Gary Mills, who played in the victorious

1980 European Cup Final The 1980 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on 28 May 1980, to determine the winner of the 1979–80 European Cup. The final saw defending champions Nottingham Forest of England defeat ...

, making him the youngest finalist in European Cup history, still lives in Radcliffe The actor Tom Graham who played Tom Archer for 17 years (1997–2014) in the long running

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programme

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was raised and went to school in Radcliffe.

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