Location
Balderton village is situated in the county of Nottinghamshire, south of Newark, north east of the city of Nottingham and close to the border of Lincolnshire.
A large village it has a population of nearly 15,000 people. With many more houses planned our population will continue to grow.
We have two primary schools the John Hunt Junior, Infants and Nursery and the Chuter Ede.
Off London Road, on a 40-acre site, is the Grove complex: a secondary school, special needs school, a resources centre and a joint use leisure centre with extensive sports fields.
During term time the leisure centre facilities are used by the school until 5pm and by Newark and Sherwood District Council as a sports centre after that and at weekends and school holidays.
London Road was built in the 18th Century as a turnpike (bypass) for the Great North Road which at the time ran through the small community of Balderton on to Newark and the north of England - the gateway to the north.
On London Road there are two public houses - one is a former coach house built to serve the turnpike - a number shops and services including a shopping centre.
Town Street was renamed Main Street. It was the centre of the old village, crossed by the original Great North Road, beside the church on the corner of Pinfold Lane and Main Street and leading to Bullpit Lane.
Standing on Main Street are St Giles' Church, a Methodist Chapel, library, two public houses (one rebuilt in 1888) a number of shops and services and on Bullpit Lane there is a small shopping precinct.