Surrounded by woodlands and with riverside amenities such as the Wilford Ferry Inn, the village attracted many visitors from Nottingham.

Spencer Hall, the Nottinghamshire poet, wrote in 1846 "Who ever saw Wilford without wishing to become an inmate of one of its peaceful woodbined homes."

The now-demolished coal-fired Wilford Power Station was built in the early 1920s on the north bank of the River Trent.

The civil parish of South Wilford became part of West Bridgford urban district in 1935 bounded by Fairham Brook to the West, the River Trent to the North, Loughborough Road (historically the King's Road, a Royal Highway) to the East and Landmere Lane to the South.

This diminished the formal territory of Wilford, placing land east of the Great Central Railway in the county and the rest in the city.

The church of St Wilfrid serves a parish covering Wilford, Silverdale and a large part of the Compton Acres estate.

The church contains two memorials to the Nottingham poet Henry Kirke White who drew much of his inspiration from Wilford and Clifton.

[4][5] Wilford is further served by numerous local bus services provided by Nottingham City Transport and Trent Barton.

Across Wilford Toll Bridge is Victoria Embankment, which hosts the annual Riverside Festival, the War Memorial and park, and a children's play-area and large paddling pool.

A twenty million pound development on the neighbouring former site of The Château Public House currently underway will include a Lidl store in addition to a smaller gym and Starbucks coffee shop.