Borrowash

Borrowash
Borrowash  Borrowash shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK4234
District	Erewash
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DE72
Dialling code	01332
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Mid Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Borrowash  pronounced (listen) is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, situated immediately east of the Derby city boundary.

Amenities

In the village there is a Co-operative supermarket, which is located amongst a number of shops including a butcher, a building society agency, an insurance brokers, an independent financial adviser, an estate agents, a pet shop, several hairdressers, a Post Office, library, florist, hardware shop and fishing tackle shop.

By way of food and drink there are four public houses, two Indian restaurants, three takeaways and a cafe.

The local football team Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. play in the East Midlands Counties Football League, but their home ground, namely the Watkinson Construction Bowl, is in the neighbouring Derby suburb of Spondon. Other sporting affiliations include Ockbrook and Borrowash Lawn Tennis Club.

Education

Borrowash Playgroup offers non-compulsory education to children aged between one and three, as does Ashbrook Nursery School but this is specifically for ages two to four. Ashbrook Infant and Junior Schools provide compulsory education at Key Stages 1 and 2 for children aged 4–11.

For further educational facilities (non-fee paying), the closest secondary school is West Park in Spondon where, as of 2004, a sixth form no longer exists and consequently the closest provider of further education is Friesland School in Sandiacre. The nearest university is the University of Derby.

Transportation

The Shacklecross Lock (Borrowash Bottom Lock) undergoing restoration in 2006.

There are four bus routes which serve Borrowash.

X17 Which provides direct services via the A52 between Derby and Borrowash and is operated by Notts and Derby

9 Which provides services between Derby, Spondon, Ockbrook and Borrowash

Indigo which is a long distance route operated by Trent Barton serving Derby, Spondon, Borrowash Long Eaton, Chilwell and Nottingham

Rainbow 4, also operated by Trent Barton. Rainbow 4 provides connections between Derby, Spondon, Borrowash, Risley, Sandiacre, Stapleford and Nottingham. From Borrowash, Rainbow 4 offers a substantially shorter journey time to Nottingham of around 45 minutes compared to 1 hour and 5 minutes on Indigo. However tickets are interchangeable between the two services. Rainbow 4 will soon become i4, with buses designed espeiclaly for the route.

Whilst there is a plethora of bus routes in Borrowash there are no direct bus services to nearby Pride Park which plays host to a number of amenities including big name retailers, Numerous restaurants, public houses and fast food establishments, Derby County Football Club and a large number of employers throughout the development.

To the south of the village there was once a railway station (Borrowash railway station opened by the Midland Railway) and the Derby Canal with two locks. The station was built in 1839 and closed to passengers in 1966. The canal is currently being restored, with the work on one of the locks nearing completion. The area which the canal used to run through is currently a public footpath linking Borrowash and Spondon.

Route 6 on the National Cycle network also connects Borrowash to Derby via the riverside path, which runs along the route of the canal to Elvaston then parallel to this for the duration of the journey.

Clubs, associations and community groups

• Borrowbrook Home Link for Borrowash & Ockbrook Senior Citizens
• Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club
• Ockbrook Football Club
• Borrowash & Ockbrook Women's Institute
• Borrowash & Ockbrook Methodist Church

External links

Media related to Borrowash at Wikimedia Commons