Attenborough, Nottinghamshire

Attenborough
Attenborough Parish Church
Attenborough Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	2,328 (Ward. 2011)
OS grid reference	SK 51782 34486
District	Broxtowe
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG9
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Broxtowe
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 52°54′18″N 1°13′48″W / 52.905°N 1.230°W / 52.905; -1.230

Attenborough is a village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham area and is 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) to the south-west of the city of Nottingham, between Long Eaton (to the south-west) and Beeston (to the north-east). It adjoins the suburbs of Toton to the west and Chilwell to the north. The population of the ward, as at the 2011 Census, was 2,328.^[1]

The village is home to Attenborough railway station and the Attenborough Nature Reserve.^[2]