In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bestwood like this:
BESTWOOD HALL, a farmhouse 4½ miles N of Nottingham; on a tract of 3,700 acres, once a royal domain and deer-park, but now under cultivation.
Bestwood through time
Bestwood is now part of Gedling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gedling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bestwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bestwood, in Gedling and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7255
Date accessed: 24th April 2025
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