Cities in England – Nottingham

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:26:36 +0000

We’ve vowed not to stop telling you about cities in England. In this video, this time, it’s the turn of the attention-grabbing city of Nottingham. We’re discussing a county town and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire. This city in East Midlands is located 180 kilometers northwest of London, 53 kilometers southeast of Sheffield, and 72 kilometers northeast of Birmingham. It has links to the global legend of Robin Hood and to the historical lace-making, bicycle, and tobacco industries. In recent years, it’s been constantly featured in the media for the wrong reasons which are connected to poverty and deprivation. Even then, this city is recognized as a tourist destination in England with a relatively high visitor turnout.
Nottingham Before Now
The first credible historical account about Nottingham dates back to the 6th century when it was a minor settlement known as Snottingham or Snott inga ham becoming what we call it today. Perhaps you know that the word “ham” in Anglo-Saxon meant “village” and the word “inga” meant “belonging to” while “Snotta” stood for man. From this, you can deduce the meaning of the ancient name of this city: the village owned by Snotta. Trust word corruption, the name gradually changed to Nottingham. There’s evidence that a settlement existed here before the arrival of the Anglo Saxons in the 7th century.
During the Middle Ages
Early in the 11th century, William the Conqueror built a wooden which was rebuilt in the 12th century to guard Nottingham. The settlement later grew into a township. Later, after the Norman Conquest, its growth was rapid and a new area called the French borough was created between the castle and the old town. But the old town continued to be known as the English borough. By 1155, the king gave Nottingham a charter, a document granting townspeople certain rights during the Middle Ages. About this time, the Nottingham population was around 1,500 and by the 14th century, it had reached 3,000. Nottingham had its mayor in 1284. It became a county corporate in 1449 and gained its first sheriff.
Before and During Industrial Revolution
The first grammar school was founded in Nottingham in 1513. Some 20 years later, Henry VIII closed the leper hostels and the friaries. Robert Smythson built Wollaton Hall in 1588. As was the case in entire England, traditional industries, such as the manufacture of wool, declined in Nottingham. These were replaced by others such as malt making and glassmaking which were booming by the 17th century. Glass which was rare in the Middle Ages then became common.
Of course, much of Nottingham's prosperity during the Industrial Revolution was founded on the textile industry. At some point, the city became an important international center of lace manufacture.

Nottingham’s Culture
Nottingham has a culture rooted in theaters and cinemas, museums and galleries, and music and entertainment. Let’s tell you about them.
Cinemas and arts
The famous Royal Center in Nottingham encompasses two large-capacity theatres namely the Nottingham Playhouse and the Theatre Royal, and the neighboring Royal Concert Hall.

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