Nottinghamshire

American

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

Also Notts

noun

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

Nottinghamshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə /

noun

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 Police set up a cordon and a number of roads were closed around Chesterfield Canal and Raglan Road on Monday.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Sarah Nixon, from Daybrook in Nottinghamshire, said her parents met at the company.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Nottinghamshire Healthcare was responsible for Calocane's care for two years before he was discharged in September 2022.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sobers, who also played county cricket for Nottinghamshire, was knighted for his services to cricket in 1975.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In 1656, he married a daughter of Sir Thomas Hutchinson, a Nottinghamshire Knight.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale

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