Nottingham

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Nottingham

Total population

305,700

Air quality index

25Good

Coordinates52.95°, -1.15°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 42 miles (68 km) south-east of Sheffield and 54 miles (87 km) 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".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Anne Briggs

British singer

Barry Foster

British film and television actor (1927–2002)

Sam Oldham

British gymnast

Henry Ireton

English politician (1611-1651)

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Shaun Barker

British footballer (born 1982)

Jamie Peck

British geographer

Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet

British Royal Navy officer, politician and diplomat (1753-1822)

William Attewell

Cricket player of England. (1861-1927)

J

James Stephen Gresley

First of a line of Derbyshire artists (1829-1908)

S

Susan Barrantes

mother of Sarah Ferguson (1937–1998)

A

Albert Flewitt

English footballer (1872-1943)

Alice Levine

British broadcaster

A

Arthur Mee

British journalist and writer (1875-1943)

B

Bryn Elliott

English footballer (1925-2019)

Christopher Rolleston

public servant in New South Wales, Australia (1817–1888)

C

Clem Jackson

association football player (1886-1960)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• West Bridgford
  1.8 mi away
• Netherfield
  3 mi away
• Bulwell
  3.8 mi away
• Cotgrave
  5.5 mi away
• Long Eaton
  6.3 mi away
• Langley Mill
  9 mi away
• Castle Donington
  11.1 mi away
• Ripley
  12.5 mi away
• Sutton-in-Ashfield
  12.7 mi away
• Alfreton
  14.1 mi away
• Mansfield Woodhouse
  14.7 mi away
• Shirebrook
  17.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nottingham

Records of the Borough of Nottingham: Being a Series of Extracts from the ..

Nottingham (England) · 1883

Records of the Borough of Nottingham

Nottingham (England). Corporation. · 1889

Records of the Borough of Nottingham; Volume II

Nottingham (England) · 2023

Records of the Borough of Nottingham: Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the ..

Nottingham (England). · 1889

Nottingham (England) - Wink Travel Guide

Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide · 2019

The city of Nottingham: official handbook

Nottingham (England) · 1967

Annual report

Nottingham and Midland Eye Infirmary (Nottingham, England) · 1940

Seventieth annual report 1925

Coppice (Nottingham, England) · 1926

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

orange hawkweed

Pilosella aurantiaca

Seen 2026-06-28

Scarlet Tiger

Callimorpha dominula

Seen 2026-06-28

creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-06-27

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Seen 2026-06-27

Yellow-haired Sun Fly

Myathropa florea

Seen 2026-06-27

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-27

Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus

Seen 2026-06-27

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Nottingham, sourced from Wikidata.

• Nottingham Comedy Festival

  annual event

  UK annual event

• Bouchercon XXVI

  award ceremony

  1995 mystery and detective fiction convention

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nottingham, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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