East Bridgford is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

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in the

Rushcliffe Rushcliffe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. The borough also includes the towns of Bingh ...

borough of

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, east of the city of

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. It had a population of 1,814 at the 2011 census, falling to 1,763 at the 2021 census. The village adjoins the south bank of the

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, opposite the village of Gunthorpe. It is on the

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. East Bridgford's annual village show is run by the village Horticultural Society, established in 1864, and held every Feast Week.

History

The population of the village was 526 in 1801, 1155 in 1851, and 756 in 1901 The parish church is that of St. Peter.

Education

The village has one school, St Peter's Church of England Primary School. Rated Outstanding in its last inspection report by Ofsted (2007), it was termed "an outstanding school, in which pupils... reach exceptionally high standards." It came fifth in the country in 2011 by SAT scores achieved.

Windmills

There existed two red-brick windmills in East Bridgford, one at the northern and one at the southern end of the village. These were called Kneeton Hills Mill and Stokes' Mill respectively. Some recent photographs of these can be seen. Both have been converted into residences. Kneeton Hills Mill has a date stone of 1841, although cartographic evidence suggests it was built in the latter half of the 18th century. It originally had four sails on a four-storey tower. The tower was extended by two storeys in about 1841 and fitted with six sails. It became disused about 1891. Stokes' Mill was built about 1828 with four double-shuttered patent sails on a six-storey tower. It ceased working about 1912. The sails were struck by lightning in 1928 and the cap, machinery and second-floor gallery were removed about 1940. The tower is 58 ft (18 metres) high.Shaw, T. (1995), ''Windmills of Nottinghamshire'' (Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council), pp. 15–16

Notable people

* Arthur Richardson (1860–1936), a merchant and member of Parliament, was born in East Bridgford. * Percy Mason (1873–1952), a first-class cricketer with

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, was born in East Bridgford.

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