Nottingham
| Nottingham | |
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| City and unitary authority area | |
| City of Nottingham | |
From top left: Robin Hood, Council House, NET Tram, Castle Rock Brewery, Trent Bridge, the Castle Gate House, Wollaton Hall, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and Nottingham Forest's City Ground
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| Nickname(s): "the Queen of the Midlands" | |
| Motto: Vivit Post Funera Virtus (Virtue Outlives Death) | |
 Nottingham shown within Nottinghamshire and England |
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| Coordinates: 52°57′N 1°8′W / 52.950°N 1.133°WCoordinates: 52°57′N 1°8′W / 52.950°N 1.133°W | |
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region | East Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Nottinghamshire |
| Settled | 600 |
| City Status | 1897 |
| Administrative HQ | Nottingham Council House |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Governing body | Nottingham City Council |
| • Council Leader | Coun. Jon Collins (Lab) |
| • Executive | Labour |
| • MPs | |
| • Lord Mayor | Coun. Mohammed Saghir |
| Area | |
| • City | 74.61 km2 (28.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • City | 318,900 |
| • Density | 4,212/km2 (10,910/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 729,977(LUZ:825,600) |
| • Metro | 1,543,000 (Nottingham-Derby) |
| • Ethnicity (2011 Census) |
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| Demonym(s) | Nottinghamian |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postal Code | NG |
| Area code(s) | 0115 |
| Grid Ref. | SK570400 |
| ONS code |
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| ISO 3166-2 | GB-NGM |
| NUTS 3 | UKF14 |
| Website | nottinghamcity.gov.uk |
Nottingham (
i/ˈnɒtɪŋəm/ NOT-ing-əm) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, located 30 miles (48 km) south of Sheffield and 30 miles (48 km) north of Leicester.
Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle (notably Raleigh bikes) and tobacco industries. It was granted its city charter in 1897 as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2011, visitors spent over £1.5 billion - the thirteenth highest amount in England's 111 statistical territories.
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