Basford /ˈbeɪsfərd/ ⓘ[1] is a northerly suburb of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England, incorporated into the city in 1877.

[5] "Basford Parish lies principally in the vale of the Leen, where that river is augmented by two small streams called the Day Brook and White Moor Spring; but its eastern extremity rises to the lofty hills of Mapperley.

The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor, and owner of a large portion of the land.

At Scottom, near the Leen, are three covered springs and a large reservoir, formed in 1827, for the purpose of supplying the Nottingham Old Water Works.

It is to the lace and hosiery manufacturers and its contiguity to Nottingham, that Basford Parish owes its present wealth and consequence; and from which causes its population has increased during the last fifty years, from 2,124 to 10,093 souls in 1851; in consequence of which, several new villages have been built in the parish, which now contains eight bleaching establishments, a great number of stocking frames, and bobbin net machines.

Near Vernon Park there used to be a complex of high-rise flats which consisted of horizontal and vertical blocks connected by aerial concrete walkways.

The station itself did not reopen, but it is now the site of Basford tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit.

The suburb includes a number of Sikh gurdwaras, Muslim mosques, Hindu, Taoist, Confucianist and Buddhist temples, Jewish synagogues, and churches of Asian, African, Arab, European, Caribbean and South American origin.

The nearest Roman Catholic church is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Brooklyn Road, Bulwell.

This has been refurbished with a new school building, changing rooms, sports hall, tennis courts and football pitches.