Nottinghamshire
ceremonial county of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is a county in the East Midlands of England. It borders South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county town is traditionally Nottingham, at 52°57′17″N 1°09′29″W, though the council is now based in West Bridgford (at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent).
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Nottinghamshire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Origin | Historic |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
Ceremonial county | |
Area | [convert: needs a number] |
• Ranked | of 48 |
• Ranked | of 48 |
Density | [convert: needs a number] |
Ethnicity | 94.1% White 2.5% S. Asian 1.5% Afro-Carib. |
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The districts of Nottinghamshire are Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe. The City of Nottingham was administratively part of Nottinghamshire between 1974 and 1998 but is now a unitary authority, although it remains part of the county.