Killisick Explained

Country:	England
Static Image Name:	Beechwood Road, Arnold - geograph.org.uk - 35574.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Beechwood Road in 2005
Coordinates:	53.006°N -1.116°W
Map Type:	Nottinghamshire
Official Name:	Killisick
Population:	2,595
Population Ref:	(2011)
Shire District:	Gedling
Shire County:	Nottinghamshire
Civil Parish:	unparished^[1]
Region:	East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:	Gedling
Post Town:	Nottingham
Postcode District:	NG5
Postcode Area:	NG
Dial Code:	0115
Os Grid Reference:	SK 59310 45809

Killisick is an area of the market town of Arnold in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It also used to be a local government ward area of Gedling borough until 2015.^[2] The population of the ward as it stood at the 2011 census was 2,595.^[3] The area is currently contained within the newly created Coppice ward.

The area is mostly residential, and contains a few shops and a John Lewis & Partners depot. It borders with Mapperley, Arnold town centre and Woodthorpe. As a ward, Killisick shared borders with the wards known as: Mapperley Plains; Lambley; Woodborough; St. Mary's; Calverton; and Kingswell.

Education

The area contains three primary schools: Killisick Junior School; Pinewood Infant School and Foundation Unit; and Robert Mellors Primary School.

There are no secondary schools in Killisick, but Arnold Hill Academy, Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy and Redhill Academy are nearby.

Recreation

Killisick Recreation Ground lies outside Killisick, alongside the area's eastern boundary. The ground contains a playground, an outdoor gym, two grass football pitches and a smaller, fenced tarmac pitch. A funfair is held on the ground every year.^[4]

Killisick Community Centre is on Killisick Road.^[5]

Bus services

Bus services in Killisick include Nottingham City Transport's Lime Line 56, 56B, 57, 58 and 59.

• 56: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Plains Estate – Arnold^{[6] [7]}

The 56 covers Ramsey Drive, Coppice Road and Gedling Road.

• 56B: Somersby Road, Arnold – Plains Estate – Front Street, Arnold^{[7] [8]}

The 56B covers Ramsey Drive, Coppice Road and Gedling Road.

• 57: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Plains Estate

57 covers: Ramsey Drive, Gedling Road, and Darlton Drive.

• 58: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Arnold – Killsick^{[7] [9]}

The 58 covers Killisick Road, Homefield, and Surgeys Lane.^{[7] [10]}

• 59: Nottingham – Mansfield Road – Arnold – Killsick^{[7] [11]}

The 59 covers Howbeck Road, Rolleston Drive, and Sandfield Road.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Langston. Brett. Nottinghamshire Registration District. UK BMD website. UK BMD. 27 April 2014. 2013.
2. Web site: Killisick Ward. gedling.gov.uk. Gedling Borough Council. 2 April 2014. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423141038/http://www.gedling.gov.uk/media/documents/councildemocracy/Killisick.pdf. 23 April 2016.
3. Web site: Gedling Ward population 2011. 11 April 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
4. http://www.gedling.gov.uk/index/leisure/ls-ae-ho/ls-ae-carnivalsandshows.htm Gedling Funfairs
5. Web site: Killisick Community Centre . gedling.gov.uk . . 3 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903113132/https://www.gedling.gov.uk/resident/community/communitycentres/killisickcommunitycentre/ . 3 September 2020 . . Address: Killisick Road . live.
6. Web site: Lime Line Nottingham > Arnold (Notts). Nottingham City Transport. 8 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105031912/https://www.nctx.co.uk/timetables-tickets-maps/buses-lines/bus/56. 5 January 2014. dead.
7. Web site: Lime Line – NCN Clarendon, Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Arnold. Nottingham City Transport. 8 April 2014.
8. Web site: Lime Line. Nottingham City Transport. 8 April 2014.
9. Web site: Lime Line Nottingham > Killisick . Nottingham City Transport . 8 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105032434/https://www.nctx.co.uk/timetables-tickets-maps/buses-lines/bus/58 . 5 January 2014 . dead .
10. Web site: Lime Line Nottingham > Daybrook . Nottingham City Transport. 8 April 2014.
11. Web site: Lime Line Nottingham > Killisick. Nottingham City Transport. 8 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105032035/https://www.nctx.co.uk/timetables-tickets-maps/buses-lines/bus/59. 5 January 2014. dead.