More than dinosaur food: what plant fossils can tell us, Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration event. From around AD 1100, Nottingham was part of the Diocese of Lichfield, controlled as an archdeaconry from Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire. [41] The lowest recorded temperature in Nottingham (Watnall) is 13.3C (8.1F) recorded in 23 January 1963[42] and 13 January 1987,[43] whilst a temperature of 17.8C (0.0F) was recorded in Sutton Bonington on 24 February 1947. Definitely worth visiting. It is also home to two alternative cinemas. Nottinghamin pitsist tuli ennen pitk maailmanlaajuisestikin tunnettu ksite.[2]. It is also traditionally associated with the hosiery trade and the lace industry. The oldest and largest of these is St. Mary the Virgin, situated in the Lace Market. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Retrieved 9 April 2015. The plaza at the front of the ice centre is named "Bolero Square" after Torvill and Dean's gold medal-winning performance. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. [109], Sherwood Forest County Park is a Natural Nature Reserve spanning 450 acres (1.8km2) in the county of Nottinghamshire only 17 miles (27km) north of Nottingham. The Exchange Arcade, on the ground floor, is an upmarket shopping centre containing boutiques. [133], In September 2010, Nottingham was named "England's least car-dependent city" by the Campaign for Better Transport with London and Manchester in second and fourth place, respectively.[134]. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. University College was opened in Nottingham in 1881 and moved to its present site west of the city in 1928. As always the Main Dame was the star of the show :) .Thanks for a great New Years Eve x. A short length of the wall survives, and is visible at the northern end of Maid Marian Way, and is protected as a Scheduled Monument. For other uses, see, City and unitary authority area in England. 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[105] Nottingham was ranked number one for the 'Best Value City Break' in August 2017 by TripAdvisor. Students from the Medical School are attached to most of the departments at City Hospital as part of their clinical training. Nottingham on kaupunki Nottinghamshiren kreivikunnan alueella Keski-Englannissa Isossa-Britanniassa. [14] In December 2015, Nottingham was named a 'City of Literature' by UNESCO, joining a list of 20 Cities of Literature. He loved them afterwards! Learn how to create your own. Nottingham (/ntm/ (listen) NOT-ing-m, locally /ntnm/) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. The plant in the city centre supplies heat to 4,600 homes and a wide variety of business premises, including the Concert Hall, the Nottingham Arena, the Victoria Baths, the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, the Victoria Centre, and others. Nottingham North has been represented since 2017 by Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Alex Norris, Nottingham East since 2019 by Labour MP Nadia Whittome and Nottingham South since 2010 by Labour MP Lilian Greenwood. You may not want to go home! The university also owns many other buildings in this area. After the Norman Conquest (1066), new rulers founded a borough that existed side by side with the older Saxon town, both communities being separately administered until about 1300. Although lacking an Anglican cathedral, Nottingham has three notable historic Anglican parish churches, all of which date back to the Middle Ages. Nottingham has two large-capacity theatres, the Nottingham Playhouse and the Theatre Royal, which together with the neighbouring Royal Concert Hall forms the Royal Centre. In 2012, performers included Dizzee Rascal, Razorlight, Katy B and Hard-Fi. Pretty interesting, however. Statue of Robin Hood nottinghamcity.gov.uk Wikivoyage Wikipedia Photo: Willednic, CC BY 3.0. Notable Places in the Area City Ground Stadium [115][116] The City Ground played host to group stage games in the 1996 European Football Championships. Nottingham. Each of the outer districts (Broxtowe, Ashfield, Gedling and Rushcliffe) are also parliamentary constituencies in their own right although the parliamentary constituency boundaries do not align with the boundaries of the council districts of which they share their name. The original site, on a sandstone hill commanding a crossing of the Trent, was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons in the 6th century. This map was created by a user. Shire and County", "Robin Hood pardoned by Sheriff of Nottingham", "Relationships / unit history of Nottingham", "Green Belt is Threatened by Housing Rush Warns Notts MP", "Nottingham's hills: What's the history behind them? [6], In the Census 2021 results, Nottingham had a reported population of 323,632. [58], Nottingham also has a number of independent schools. Severn Trent Water is the company responsible for supplying fresh water to households and businesses in Nottingham, as well as the treatment of sewage. On average, a temperature of 25C (77F) or above is recorded on 11 days per year, whilst a temperature of 30C (86F) is recorded at least 1 day per year[38] at Watnall for the period of 19912020, and the warmest day of the year reaches an average of 30.0C (86.0F).[39]. J. V. 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[99], The city is particularly famous for its annual Goose Fair, a large travelling funfair held at the Forest Recreation Ground at the beginning of October every year. [30], During the second half of the 20th century Nottingham saw urban growth with the development of new public and private housing estates and new urban centres, which have engulfed former rural villages such as Bilborough, Wollaton, Gedling and Bramcote. Wollaton Park in Nottingham hosts an annual family-friendly music event called Splendour. Take an evening stroll and youre be sure to come across a spot of entertainment to suit your taste. (2001) 266,988; (2011) 305,680. city and unitary authority, England, United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire County Council is based at the county hall. [90] The studios are a base for rapper and producer Sway Dasafo's New Reign Productions[91] and Jake Bugg's manager, Jason Hart. BBC East Midlands Today is broadcast from the city every weeknight at 6:30pm. Literary figures associated with Nottingham include the poet Lord Byron and the novelist D.H. Lawrence. Movies that have been filmed (partly or entirely) in Nottingham include:[151], Nottingham is twinned with the following cities:[152], Note: Ljubljana, Minsk, and Harare are capital cities. The market had all of the usual stalls selling tasty snacks as well as fairground rides for all ages and a skating ring. There are two major National Health Service hospitals in Nottingham, the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital, both managed by the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The city also has a Lord Mayor who is selected by city councillors from among themselves. [119] It was proposed that if the bid were successful, the city would have received a new Nottingham Forest Stadium.[120]. It was expanded in 1877 by adding the parishes of Basford , Brewhouse Yard, Bulwell , Radford , Sneinton , Standard Hill and parts of the parishes of West Bridgford , [citation needed] The friendly term of greeting "Ay-up me duck" is a humorous example of the local dialect.[112]. A great couple of hours of family fun, thank you! Unlike the city, these areas are governed by a two tier system of local government. In the light of the Victoria Centre's redevelopment plans, Westfield announced in 2011 that it was once again planning a 500million development of Broadmarsh, which would start in 2012. Corrections? [117], Nottingham won the title of 2015 City of Football after five months of campaigning, which resulted in 1.6m in funding for local football ventures and to encourage more people to play the sport. Due to its position as a central city with strong transport links, Nottingham has become home to invasive animal and plant species including rose-ringed parakeet, Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam. 2. The schools and aerial photographers, H Tempest Ltd, were Nottingham-based for many years, until relocating to St Ives, Cornwall January 1959. The city has two important theatresTheatre Royal (1865) and the Playhouse (opened 1963). Two new lines opened in 2015, extending the network to the southern suburbs of Wilford and Clifton and the western suburbs of Beeston and Chilwell. Nottingham is situated on an area of low hills[32] along the lower valley of the River Trent, and is surrounded by the Sherwood Forest in the north, the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield in the west, and the Trent and Belvoir Vales in the east and south. 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