Arboretum (Derby Ward)
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Arboretum is an
electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
in the city of
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, England. It includes Derby city centre and the
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suburbs of
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and
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, as well as part of Normanton. It covers much of the area of the historic township of
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. The ward, which takes its name from Derby Arboretum in Rose Hill, had a population of 18,590 in 2011.


Government

Arboretum is one of the seventeen electoral wards which make up Derby, and as such elects three councillors to
Derby City Council Derby City Council is the Local government in England, local authority for the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England. Derby has had a council from medieval ...
. As of the 2015 local elections, all three councillors for the area represent the Labour Party. It is one of seven Derby wards that form the Derby South constituency in the
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of the United Kingdom Parliament.


Geography


Areas of Arboretum


City centre

The city centre is Derby's
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and main shopping area. It is the location of the
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, headquarters of
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. Other notable buildings include
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, the Museum and Art Gallery, the Silk Mill and the Quad arts centre. Retail and leisure areas include the Derbion shopping centre, the St. Peter's Quarter and the Cathedral Quarter.
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is reputedly Derby's oldest public house. Parks and open spaces adjacent to the River Derwent include Cathedral Green, the River Gardens and Bass' Recreation Ground. Derby bus station is located in the city centre, with the main
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situated to the south-east.


Rose Hill

Rose Hill is an inner city suburb centred on Rose Hill Street, between Normanton Road and Dairy House Road. It is located about south of the city centre. The area became urbanised in the late 19th century and is characterised by high density terraced housing. Derby's historic
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, which gives its name to the ward, is located in Rose Hill.


Pear Tree

Pear Tree is another inner city suburb, located about south of the city centre. it is immediately south of Rose Hill and has a similar Victorian character. Ley's
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(opened 1874) was formerly a major local industrial presence, but closed in 1986. Derby County F.C. played at the
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in Pear Tree between 1895 and 1997. Part of the Pear Tree area falls within the neighbouring Normanton ward.


New Normanton

Although most of Normanton is within the ward of the same name, a small part of New Normanton, to the west of Normanton Road, lies within Arboretum ward.


Demography

According to the 2011 Census, the Arboretum ward had a population of 18,590 in 7,384 households. This was a 34.72% increase on the 2001 Census figure of 13,799. The area has a high ethnic minority population, particularly of an Asian background. In 2011, 67% of the population was estimated to be non-White British, compared to a figure of 25% for the whole of Derby. Around 41% of the ward population is
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, with the largest minority community being
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at 31% of the total population.


See also

* Listed buildings in Derby (Arboretum Ward)


References

{{Suburbs of Derby Wards of Derby