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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Bulwell, Campuses of the University of Nottingham, Sneinton, Wollaton, The Meadows, Nottingham, Silverdale, Nottingham, Sherwood, Nottingham, Clifton, Nottingham, Nottingham City Centre, Lenton, Nottingham, St Ann's, Nottingham, Lace Market, Hockley Village, Basford, Nottinghamshire, The Park Estate, Mapperley, Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire, Colwick, Bakersfield, Nottingham, Strelley, Aspley, Nottingham, Carrington, Nottingham, Hyson Green, Clifton Village, Nottinghamshire, Radford, Nottingham, Forest Fields, The Arboretum, Nottingham, Abbey Park, Nottinghamshire, Top Valley, Dunkirk, Nottingham, Bilborough, Daybrook, Old Basford, Leen Valley, Rise Park, Nottingham, Lenton Abbey, Whitemoor, Nottinghamshire. Excerpt: Bulwell is an English market town approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Nottingham city centre, on the northern edge of the city. The United Kingdom Census 2001 showed there were almost 30,000 people living in the Bulwell area, accounting for over 10% of the population of the city of Nottingham. The earliest documented settlements in Bulwell appeared circa 800 A.D, and were most likely built around the same time as the first local bridge spanning across the River Leen. With the river being significantly narrower, shallower and slower-moving in Bulwell than in other potential locations along its length and the threat of highwaymen a very real danger on existing cross-country routes, a toll bridge was constructed in this outpost, allowing for a quicker and safer passage from north to south for travellers but providing an obstacle to less legitimate travellers. The bridge created a rare direct road to Nottingham from the North West and therefore introduced regular traffic from across the country to the area for the first time. The tolls levied for crossing the new bridge required the building of a ga...
