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Sneinton (pronounced Snenton) is a north-eastern Suburb of Nottingham , England . Sneinton is a thriving multi-cultural district in the City of Nottingham. The area is bounded by Carlton to the north, Colwick to the south, Meadow Lane to the southwest and Bakersfield to the east. Sneinton Dale is the main connecting road through the district. The area is famous for the windmill which still stands at Sneinton Hermitage. The original district of Sneinton was built around the brickworks at the eastern end of Sneinton Dale and most of the existing terraced houses date back to the late 19th/early 20th Century, when the brickworks was founded. The brickworks themselves, however, have long since been demolished to make way for modern housing. In 1801 the population of Sneinton stood at just 588. Sneinton was then no more than a Village about a mile outside of Nottingham town centre, and stood high on a Ridge overlooking the Valley of the River Trent . Within just 50 years, however, the population had grown to 8,440 ( 1851 estimate). With the population continuing to rise, Sneinton was officially incorporated into the Borough of Nottingham in 1877 . Indeed, the population stood at 23,093 by 1901 . Sneinton was the birthplace of the mathematician George Green (born 1793 ) who lived in the village Windmill ; also of William Booth , founder of The Salvation Army , and who was born in 1829 in the house which is now The William Booth Birthplace Museum. Another famous son of Sneinton was the bare knuckle Boxing champion, Bendigo . A public house in the area still bears his name. Sneinton market is an open air market in the British tradition; it is situated at the western end of Sneinton, where the district meets the city proper. The windmill still stands and has become Green's Windmill and Science Centre. Opposite the windmill there used to stand the (now demolished) Nottinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum . Once notorious for social problems such as crime and vandalism, Sneinton has in recent years enjoyed something of a renaissance, with many of the old Victorian properties being snapped-up and developed by young professionals. However, crime remains a serious problem in the area with a large amount of drug-related crime, car and home burglary, and physical violence. Many in Nottingham consider Sneinton to be one of the most dangerous and crime-ridden areas in Nottingham. House prices in the area have enjoyed a healthy rise accordingly, but housing is still considerably cheaper than in Nottingham city center and other parts of Nottingham. From the mid-20th Century onwards Sneinton has absorbed a large influx of immigrants, mainly from the West Indies, India and Pakistan, and, increasingly, Africa. The area still retains its multi-cultural flavour, and some would say, its high incidence of crime.. EXTERNAL LINKS Sneinton.com - Sneinton Community Website |
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