The architecture of the area is typical for houses of its age, mostly being neo-Tudor or neo-Victorian.
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The area is a popular residential location for commuters into the centre of Nottingham, approximately three miles away on the north bank of the River Trent, although about 9% of workers are based at home in a growing segment of self-employed workers.
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Many of the streets are named after areas in Dorset, such as Blanford Gardens - named after the famous gardens in Dorset - or after trees, such as Redwood and Acorn Bank.
Green Acres | Compton Mackenzie | Compton, California | Little Compton, Rhode Island | Straight Outta Compton | Compton | Compton wavelength | Two Thousand Acres of Sky | Fay Compton | Compton Wynyates | Compton, Guildford | Shady Deal at Sunny Acres | Paul Compton | John Compton | Easter Compton | Compton's Most Wanted | Compton Beauchamp | William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton | Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton | Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton | Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton | Gary Compton | F. E. Compton | Edward Theodore Compton | Edmund Compton | Compton, Surrey | Compton Place | Compton Creek | Barnes Compton | William "Chief" Compton |
Bounded by the Clifton Estate, Fairham Brook, Compton Acres (formerly the Wilford Brick Works) and the former Great Central Railway then after the 1923 re-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway Manchester to Marylebone Station rail line, Wilford Village and Ruddington Village.