Bramcote is a settlement in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, about five miles west of Nottingham. It was a separate village but is now a suburb of Greater Nottingham. Originally, one of the main roads between Nottingham and Derby passed through the old village centre, entering a steep-sided cutting, that formed a blind bend. Today, the main Nottingham to Derby road is the A52, also called the Brian Clough Way. Until the 1960s there was a country house estate on the north side of the village, but this has passed into public ownership. The house was demolished in 1968 and its grounds became a public park now known as 'Bramcote Hills Park'. This ...
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