Nottingham
Sign in to saveNottingham ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood's belligerent Sheriff of Nottingham, and is historically associated with the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a UNESCO “City of Literature”
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Nottingham is a city in England's East Midlands, best known as the legendary home of Robin Hood and historically famous for its lace-making, bicycle, and tobacco industries. The city has cultural significance as a UNESCO "City of Literature" and received its official city charter in 1897 during Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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Place details
- Locality
- City of Nottingham
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 323,632
Article
58 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Government
- Local government
- UK Parliament
- Geography
- Within the city
- Around the city
- Climate
- City centre
- Lace Market
- Public houses
- Education
- Museums
- Economy
- Retail
- Enterprise zone
- Creative Quarter
- Culture
- Library
- Art Galleries
- Public art
- Venues
- Music
- Annual events
- Food and drink
- Tourism
- Sport
- Football
- Other sports
- Transport
- Air
- Trams
- Railways
- Buses
- Roads
- Scooter hire
- Waterways
- Public services
- Emergency
- Utilities
- Religion
- Demographics
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspapers and magazines
- Film
- Television
- International relations
- Notable people
- List of mayors and lord mayors
- The Sheriff of Nottingham
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Nottingham ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood's belligerent Sheriff of Nottingham, and is historically associated with the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a UNESCO “City of Literature”
In the 2021 census, Nottingham had a reported population of 323,632. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs (including Arnold and Carlton), has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan area is estimated to be 1,610,000. The metropolitan economy of Nottingham is the seventh-largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $50.9 billion (2014). Aside from Birmingham, it is the only city in the Midlands to be ranked as a sufficiency-level world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.