Giltbrook

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|map_type = Nottinghamshire

|official_name= Giltbrook

|population = 6,233

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|civil_parish = Greasley

|shire_district= Broxtowe

|shire_county = Nottinghamshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Broxtowe

|post_town= NOTTINGHAM

|postcode_district = NG16

|postcode_area= NG

|dial_code= 0115

|os_grid_reference= SK 48105 45795

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Giltbrook is a village in England situated approximately {{convert|6|miles}} northwest of Nottingham and within close reach of junction 26 of the M1 motorway. It is part of Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) ward, which had a population of 6,076 in 2001,{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| author2 =| title =Area: Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) (Ward)| work =Neighbourhood Statistics| publisher =Office for National Statistics| date =| url =http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943880&c=NG16+2GW&d=14&e=16&g=478291&i=1x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1194577976792&enc=1| format =| doi =| accessdate =9 November 2007| archive-date =25 May 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204608/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943880&c=NG16+2GW&d=14&e=16&g=478291&i=1x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1194577976792&enc=1| url-status =dead}} increasing to 6,233 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694016&c=NG16+2RP&d=14&e=62&g=6456741&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1460198135540&enc=1|title=Broxtowe Ward population 2011|accessdate=9 April 2016|publisher=Office for National statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923200414/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694016&c=NG16+2RP&d=14&e=62&g=6456741&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1460198135540&enc=1|url-status=dead}}

The name Giltbrook is believed to come from the old English name "Gylden Broc", which means golden stream, or brook. This relates to the brook that runs from the fields to the north of IKEA, and then continues under Nottingham Road at Giltbrook, and under the IKEA entrance, finally flowing into the River Erewash. Notable events include Giltbrook being the end point of the Pentrich rising where a small force of soldiers: twenty men of the 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons ended the rising. Some streets have been named after the ring leaders, with names such as Brandreth, Turner and Ludlam being used.

The village is home to the Giltbrook Retail Park which has been developed due to the presence and popularity of IKEA, Decathlon and a Next store. In 2008 a whole retail park was built on the land next to IKEA.

Other local businesses include the head office of Essentra Packaging, one pub, the Hayloft, a cob shop, a fish and chip shop, a hairdressers, a Chinese takeaway, carpet shop, plumbing shop and a garage. Giltbrook was previously home to the New White Bull public house which dated back to the turn of the 19th century.{{cite web | url=http://www.nottinghamdrinker.co.uk/news/save-the-new-white-bull/ | title=Save the New White Bull - Nottingham Drinker | work=Nottingham Drinker | date=18 August 2013 }} After failed attempts to save the pub,{{cite web | url=http://www.nottinghamdrinker.co.uk/news/save-the-new-white-bull/ | title=Save the New White Bull - Nottingham Drinker | work=Nottingham Drinker | date=18 August 2013 }} it closed on 7 January 2015 to make way for the development of a Co-operative Food store.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/last-orders-for-giltbrook-pub-1-7014052 |title=Last orders for Giltbrook pub - Eastwood Advertiser |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093344/http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/last-orders-for-giltbrook-pub-1-7014052 |url-status=dead }}

Giltbrook is represented on the Broxtowe Borough Council by three Conservative councillors, Nottinghamshire County Council by one independent councillor and the House of Commons by Labour MP Juliet Campbell.

One notable person who was born in Giltbrook was the undefeated bare knuckle fighter and boxer, Bartley Gorman, known as King of the Gypsies.