Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Attenborough within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Attenborough, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 5 m. SW. of Nottingham, 2843 ac., pop. 1239. Henry Ireton (1610-1651), son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell, was a native. The par. includes the township of Toton and the hamlet of Chilwell.