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Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and occasional royal residence.
Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade Nottingham Castle Middle Bridge, archway and porter's lodge: c. 1170: The oldest part is the bridge spanning the middle moat of the castle, originally a drawbridge, and later altered.
Sir William Neville (c. 1341 – 19 October 1391) was an English Lollard knight, [1] and constable of Nottingham Castle. He was a crusader with his Lollard brother (and possible lover) [2] John Clanvowe, with whom he was buried inside the Arap Mosque in Istanbul.
Nottingham is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Snotingeham" and "Snotingham". In the 11th century, Nottingham Castle was constructed on a sandstone outcrop by the River Trent. The Anglo-Saxon settlement developed into the English Borough of Nottingham and housed a Town Hall and Courts. A settlement also developed around the castle on the ...
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Looking downhill on Castle Gate from just below Maid Marian Way. Castle Gate is an historic street near the centre of the English city of Nottingham.The street runs uphill, from a junction with Low Pavement, Lister Gate and Albert Street in the city centre, to Castle Road, near to the entrance to Nottingham Castle.
A statue of Robin Hood is installed at Nottingham Castle, in Nottingham, England. [2] [3] The sculpture was unveiled in 1952. [4] Gallery.
Nottingham (/ ˈ n ɒ t ɪ ŋ ə m / ⓘ NOT-ing-əm, locally / ˈ n ɒ t n ʊ m /) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 33 miles (53 km) south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle ...