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Attenborough is a village and a suburb in the Broxtowe borough of Nottinghamshire. It forms part of Greater Nottingham, and is to the southwest of the city of Nottingham, between Long Eaton (to the southwest) and Beeston (to the northeast). It adjoins the suburbs of Toton to the west and Chilwell to the north. The village is the location of Attenborough railway station and of Attenborough Nature Reserve.〔(Attenborough Nature Centre )〕 ==Further information== Attenborough Nature Reserve is a series of gravel pits, which were flooded after gravel extraction and are now a haven for birds and other wildlife. The main commercial centre of Attenborough is around the junction of Nottingham Road (the A6005) and Attenborough Lane. Further towards the Nature Reserve is a tennis club, a private day nursery,〔(Attenborough Day Nursery )〕 Attenborough Cricket Club, which doubles as the village green, and St. Mary's Church, a Church of England parish church.〔(St. Mary's Church, Attenborough )〕 This south-eastern part of Attenborough is bounded to the northwest by the railway line, and to the other three sides by the wetlands of the Nature Reserve. It is the historic part of the village, with two listed buildings as well as the listed church itself.〔(Beeston and District Civic Society ) Listed buildings〕 Some time ago a hoard of Roman coins was found on the footpath that runs over the railway and onto Barrett Lane, some time ago. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Attenborough, Nottinghamshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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