Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, UK, built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe.[1]
It is situated on the outskirts of the city, bordering the suburb of Chaddesden, which is one of the largest council housing estates in England. Oakwood is built on land which used to be known as Chaddesden Common, and has three clusters of shops. The largest of these shops carries amenities suitable to supply a large village. New houses are constantly being added to expand the coverage of Oakwood.
History
The original oak wood, from which the area is named, has been preserved as Chaddesden Wood Nature Reserve, and is maintained by the council. It is the only ancient oak woodland in the city of Derby. In 1991, it was declared a local nature reserve. The wood contains a nature trail open to the public, roughly half a mile long. This is a popular resource for the people of North Derby and in Spring the wood is covered by a carpet of bluebells as can be seen in the photograph on this page.
There are still remains of an old small railway line on the green area at the roundabout of Oakwood Drive and Bishops Drive. This small railway was privately owned and is thought to have stretched south down to the old Chaddesden village and as far north as the old mainline just north of the suburb.
Layout
In addition to residential areas, a leisure centre, a school and a football academy are also situated within Oakwood. The leisure centre was first planned by a private businessman before being taken over and completed by the council. In 2008 the leisure centre was expanded to include a much enlarged gym and a library opened. The school promised from early on in the development of Oakwood is a primary school (ages 3–11) that caters for some of the children living within the local community (although it is far too small to cater for all of them). The football academy at Moor Farm is owned by Derby County Football Club who moved to the premises from their old training ground, the RamArena, at Raynesway.
There is also a sizeable park surrounding a modern community centre, as well as many smaller areas, or "green wedges" that have been designed to provide routes throughout the estate for use by walkers and wildlife.
Gallery
Oakwood shopping centre, April 2007
Bluebells, Chaddesden Wood, April 2007
Springwood Leisure Centre, April 2007
References
^"Townscape Character Assessment: Oakwood Ward" (PDF). Derby City Council (Planning) (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
External links
Media related to Oakwood, Derby at Wikimedia Commons
February 10, 2023
oakwood, derby, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2020,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oakwood Derby news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby UK built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s At the time of construction it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe 1 OakwoodOakwoodLocation within DerbyshirePopulation13 259 OS grid referenceSK381383Unitary authorityDerbyCeremonial countyDerbyshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDERBYPostcode districtDE21Dialling code01332PoliceDerbyshireFireDerbyshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentMid DerbyshireList of places UK England Derbyshire 52 56 42 N 1 25 30 W 52 945 N 1 425 W 52 945 1 425 Coordinates 52 56 42 N 1 25 30 W 52 945 N 1 425 W 52 945 1 425 Contents 1 Development 2 History 3 Layout 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksDevelopment EditIt is situated on the outskirts of the city bordering the suburb of Chaddesden which is one of the largest council housing estates in England Oakwood is built on land which used to be known as Chaddesden Common and has three clusters of shops The largest of these shops carries amenities suitable to supply a large village New houses are constantly being added to expand the coverage of Oakwood History EditThe original oak wood from which the area is named has been preserved as Chaddesden Wood Nature Reserve and is maintained by the council It is the only ancient oak woodland in the city of Derby In 1991 it was declared a local nature reserve The wood contains a nature trail open to the public roughly half a mile long This is a popular resource for the people of North Derby and in Spring the wood is covered by a carpet of bluebells as can be seen in the photograph on this page There are still remains of an old small railway line on the green area at the roundabout of Oakwood Drive and Bishops Drive This small railway was privately owned and is thought to have stretched south down to the old Chaddesden village and as far north as the old mainline just north of the suburb Layout EditIn addition to residential areas a leisure centre a school and a football academy are also situated within Oakwood The leisure centre was first planned by a private businessman before being taken over and completed by the council In 2008 the leisure centre was expanded to include a much enlarged gym and a library opened The school promised from early on in the development of Oakwood is a primary school ages 3 11 that caters for some of the children living within the local community although it is far too small to cater for all of them The football academy at Moor Farm is owned by Derby County Football Club who moved to the premises from their old training ground the RamArena at Raynesway There is also a sizeable park surrounding a modern community centre as well as many smaller areas or green wedges that have been designed to provide routes throughout the estate for use by walkers and wildlife Gallery Edit Oakwood shopping centre April 2007 Bluebells Chaddesden Wood April 2007 Springwood Leisure Centre April 2007References Edit Townscape Character Assessment Oakwood Ward PDF Derby City Council Planning PDF Retrieved 15 June 2020 External links Edit Media related to Oakwood Derby at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oakwood Derby amp oldid 1125944077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
