Introduction:
Nottingham is a city located
in the East Midlands of England. Nottingham
lies on the River Trent, which flows from Stoke-on-Trent
to the Humber - the
only English river to flow North. Nottingham's boundaries are tightly drawn
and exclude the suburbs of Hucknall, Arnold, Carlton, West Bridgford,
Tollerton, Ruddington, Beeston, Long Eaton, Stapleford, and Ilkeston - some
of which are actually in Derbyshire.
The 2001 census recorded a population of
284,300 in Nottingham itself, with around 750,000 people living in the
surrounding conurbation. Nottingham was the traditional county town of
Nottinghamshire but since April 1, 1998 has been a unitary authority.
Nottingham is famous for its involvement in
lace-making, the supposedly exceptional beauty of its young women, and its
association with the legendary outlaw Robin Hood.
Nottingham is the home of the headquarters
of Boots the Chemists, founded in the city by John Boot in 1849 and expanded
substantially by his son Jesse.
