Nottinghamshire

American  

[not-ing-uhm-sheer, -sher, -ham-] / ˈnɒt ɪŋ əmˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -hæm- /

Also Notts

noun

1. a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2,210 sq. km).

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Nottinghamshire British  

/ -ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. Notts. an inland county of central England: generally low-lying, with part of the S Pennines and the remnant of Sherwood Forest in the east. Nottingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Nottingham. Pop (excluding Nottingham): 755 400 (2003 est). Area (excluding Nottingham): 2086 sq km (805 sq miles)

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Nottinghamshire

Rob Griffin, of Nottinghamshire Police, was temporary deputy chief constable from 29 April 2025 and was appointed substantively into the role following a selection process in August, the force said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

An old station house that is up for auction in Nottinghamshire has had unexpected attention after being dubbed the "scariest house on Rightmove".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nottinghamshire Police dealt with Calocane on 10 or 11 occasions between 2020 and 2022, but John Beggs KC - representing the force - said police "cannot manage dangerous paranoid schizophrenics".

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Beggs told the chair: "On 13 June, Nottinghamshire officers and staff attended the scenes of the carnage inflicted by VC quickly and they managed the victims and the evidential scenes well."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Dukeries, a group of ducal seats in Nottinghamshire.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various