Basford, Nottingham

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Basford
Nottingham Road, Basford
Basford Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	16,207 (ward. 2011)
OS grid reference	SK 55791 42652
Unitary authority	Nottingham
Ceremonial county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG6 / NG7
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Nottingham North
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 52°58′41″N 1°10′08″W / 52.978°N 1.169°W / 52.978; -1.169

Basford /ˈbeɪsfərd/^[1] is a northerly suburb of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England, incorporated into the city in 1877. It gave its name to Basford Rural District, which existed from 1894 to 1974. The ward population at the 2011 census was 16,207,^[2] estimated at 16,779 in 2019.^[3] Next to Old Basford is New Basford, which is mainly Victorian. Basford lies close to the River Leen, a tributary of the River Trent. It is linked to Nottingham City Centre to the south and Hucknall and Bulwell to the north by the Nottingham Express Transit tram service.