By 1875 Sherwood consisted mainly of villa residences and 'superior class houses'. The population was 13,502, and the death rate was 14.9 per 100. Sherwood was finally incorporated into the Borough of Nottingham on November 1st 1877.

Just before the first world war, the industries flourishing in the area seem to have been hosiery, lace and embroidery, and the manufacture of towels, cabinets, upholstery, cigar boxes, packing cases, windows, portable furnaces, cycles and paper, plus bleaching, dyeing, dressing and laundry.

According to historian Robert Mellors: 'A great industrial and residential population has sprung up, and busy trams ply every few minutes on the Mansfield Road, Sherwood Rise and Woodborough Road. The latter first ran on May 13th 1902.'

One of the oldest places in the area is Woodthorpe House, now (1974) used as the Sherwood Community Centre, which sees about 2,000 people pass through its doors every week. The centre provides accommodation for educational classes, club meetings and recreational purposes. (precis of an unattributed article housed in Sherwood Library published in June 1974)

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1853, describes Sherwood as follows:

Sherwood

Sherwood at the north east corner of the parish, is another populous district on the Mansfield Road, two and a quarter miles north of Nottingham. Here are some beautiful mansions occupied by the merchants and manufacturers of the town, and is altogether the most elegant suburb in the neighbourhood of Nottingham. Woodthorpe House is the seat and property of William Cartledge Esq.

A booklet 'The History of Sherwood' by Terry Fry has just been republished and is available from Sherwood Library and Geoff Blore's bookshop priced ¡ê6.50. It contains a detailed history of Sherwood and many rare photographs of the area.