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Nottinghamshire (/ ˈ n ɒ t ɪ ŋ ə m ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; [4] abbreviated Notts.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county borders South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west.
The counties of England in 1086. The first mention of the shire of Nottingham occurs in 1016, when it was harried by Canute.The boundaries have remained practically unaltered since the time of the Domesday Survey from 1086, and the eight Domesday wapentakes were unchanged in 1610; in 1719 they had been reduced to six, their present number, Oswaldbeck being absorbed in Bassetlaw, of which it ...
The county of Nottinghamshire is located in the East Midlands of England. The county is known to have been represented in Parliament from 1290, although it probably sent knights of the shire to earlier meetings. From 1295 the county and the town of Nottingham each returned two members to parliament.
Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. It consists of 66 county councillors, elected from 56 electoral divisions every four years. The most recent election was held in 2021. The county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford.
The Lord Lieutenant of Nottingham (William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland) and the Mayor of Nottingham convened a public meeting in 1919 to discuss proposals for a city war memorial, to commemorate around 40,000 men from Nottinghamshire who served in the British armed forces during the First World War, around 10,000 of whom were killed.
Sherwood Forest County Park is a Natural Nature Reserve spanning 450 acres (1.8 km 2) in the county of Nottinghamshire only 17 miles (27 km) north of Nottingham. This grand forest has been a part of great history for centuries, showing evidence of use by prehistoric hunters and gatherers.
(1835–1900) Richard Daft was a player for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. [123] (1848–1933) Philip Miles, first-class cricketer (Nottinghamshire), was born in Bingham. (1849–1894) John Selby, professional cricket player for Nottinghamshire (Born 1862) John Brown, first-class cricketer (Nottinghamshire) was born in Bingham.
Ollerton is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, [2] in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries. The population of Ollerton and Boughton at the 2011 census was 9,840. [3]