It sits on a small, broad hilltop about 200 feet above sea level which is set in the wider undulating boulder clay that characterises the area south of Nottingham.

[6] Keyworth is first mentioned in writing in the Domesday Book dated 1086, though recent archaeological finds have discovered Roman artefacts in the parish outskirts suggesting human inhabitation of the area as far back as 800 AD.

Keyworth originally developed as an agricultural community with the great majority of its inhabitants being farmers and field labourers.

In the early 20th century the Midland Railway came through Plumtree from Nottingham Midland station and along the north east of Keyworth, giving the village an accessible rail route throughout the railway network, though this luxury only lasted about 70 years.

[7] The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form (formerly known as South Wolds Community School) is a Secondary School and Sixth Form with academy status located on Church Drive in Keyworth, Nottingham.

The Rectory playing field near the parish church is on the site of an ancient medieval ridge and furrow system.

It formed more than twenty study and activity groups, such as Play-Reading, Architecture, Family History, French, German, Cycling, Walking, Painting, Book-Reading, Bobbin Lace, Singing for Fun, Ukulele Group, Humour, Wildlife and Bird-Watching.

The quiz, which began in 1976, runs for 7 or 8 weeks with teams competing in University Challenge style head-to-head matches.

Keyworth is home to the headquarters of the British Geological Survey, located since 1976 on the site of the former Mary Ward Teacher Training College on Nicker Hill in the North-Eastern quadrant of the village.

Keyworth has three public houses, the oldest being The Salutation located on Main Street, which was established in the late 17th century around 1675 when it was first recorded as a hostelry.

This serves as a local resource for the village and hosts a monthly contribution from Keyworth Parish Council.

[citation needed] The bus company Trentbarton operates "The Keyworth" service from Keyworth to Nottingham via Plumtree, Tollerton, Edwalton and West Bridgford, daily, from early in the morning until around midnight (with additional late-night buses on Fridays and Saturdays).

The former Labour MP, Ed Balls, grew up in Keyworth and attended Crossdale Drive Primary School.

Professor Melanie Leng MBE, Chief Scientist at the British Geological Survey and Director of the Centre for Environmental Geochemistry.