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Bingham
Quick facts for kidsBingham
	; Market Square
Population	9,131 (2011 UK census)
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	Newark;
	List of places UK England NottinghamshireCoordinates: 52°57′00″N 0°57′14″W / 52.950°N 0.954°W

Bingham is a market town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. Situated nine miles (14.5 km) east of Nottingham and 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south-west of Newark-on-Trent, the town had a population of 9,131 at the 2011 UK census (up from 8,655 in 2001). In November 2013 it was named the best town in England and Wales to raise a family.

Geography

Bingham lies near the junction of the A46 (the old Fosse Way) and the A52, about nine miles (14 km) east of Nottingham and similar distances south-west of Newark-on-Trent and west of Grantham. Neighbouring communities are Radcliffe-on-Trent, East Bridgford, Car Colston, Scarrington, Aslockton, Whatton in the Vale and Cropwell Butler. There is a market in the central Market Place every Thursday, and a farmers' market there on the third Saturday of the month.

Toponomy

The place-name Bingham seems to contain an Old English personal name, Bynna, + ingahām (Old English), The village of the people of . . . ; the village of the people called after . . .so probably, 'homestead/village of Bynna's people'.

History

The Romans built a fortress 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). The south-east of Nottinghamshire later formed the wapentake of Bingham. Bingham acquired a market charter in 1341.

Dormitory town

Eastern end of A52 bypass, which opened in December 1986

Bingham has expanded vastly since the 1950s, and most of the housing is relatively new. Most of the older buildings (including the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, the oldest) are in the centre.

About 500 houses are 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 the local councils are so far proving reluctant to provide, despite the large sums gained for the Exchequer from the sale of the land in public ownership. Another 1000 houses are planned as part of 'Future Bingham', north of the railway line.

The A46, to the west of the town, was upgraded and completed in 2013 as a grade-separated dual-carriageway. The Widmerpool-Newark Improvement has been diverted to the west of the former Roman town to preserve the archaeology. The A52 bypass to the south of the town opened in December 1986.

Leisure and sports

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

The Crown

There used to be six pubs in the town, of which four remain as such: the White Lion, the Butter Cross Wetherspoons (formerly The Crown), the Chesterfield at Bingham, and the Horse and Plough. The Moot House has been redeveloped, and the former Bingham has reopened as a pub-restaurant and has been renamed the Wheatsheaf.

Bingham has Scout troops totalling around 140 young people. 1st Bingham Scouts includes Beavers and Cubs.

The town's sports clubs are:

British Canoe Union
Bingham Town Youth Football Club
Bingham Cricket Club
Bingham Rugby Club
Bingham Lawn Tennis Club
Bingham Leisure Centre Archery Club
Bingham Sub-Aqua Club
Vale of Belvoir Cycling Club

Wallenfels in Bavaria, Germany. Music groups have visited to and from the twin towns, and a beer festival is held in Bingham every year.

Transport

Railway station

Trent Barton provides a frequent and well used public bus service into Nottingham. Bingham's railway station provides a less frequent service to and beyond Nottingham and Grantham.

Bus services

Centrebus

6: Bingham – Grantham
24: Bingham – Melton Mowbray
54: Bingham – Newark

Trent Barton

Rushcliffe Main Line: Bingham – Radcliffe – West Bridgford – Nottingham (fastest Bingham–Nottingham route)
Rushcliffe villager 1: Bingham – East Bridgford – Radcliffe – West Bridgford – Nottingham
Rushcliffe villager 2: Bingham – Whatton – Barnstone – Cropwell Bishop – Cotgrave – Gamston – West Bridgford – Nottingham