Nottinghamshire

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 , though the council is now based in West Bridgford (at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent).

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.

Culture
Nottinghamshire contains the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey, which he sold in 1818. It is now owned by Nottingham City Council and open to the public.

 Settlements and communications 

The traditional county town, and the largest settlement in the historic and ceremonial county boundaries, is Nottingham. The city is now administratively independent, but suburbs including Arnold, Carlton, West Bridgford, Beeston and Stapleford are still within the administrative county and West Bridgford is now home of the county council.

 Places of interest 
 Clumber Park
 Creswell Crags
 Rufford Country Park
 Southwell Minster
 Sherwood Forest
 Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem
 Hawton Church
 Nottingham Castle
 Newstead Abbey

 Other websites 
 Nottinghamshire County Council
 BBC Nottingham
 Nottinghamshire Indymedia 
 Visit Nottinghamshire 
 Nottinghamshire Police 
 Flickr Nottingham  A collaborative blog from the members of the Nottingham Flickr Group, covering the county as well as the city
 Nottingham Nightclub Guide 

Category:Ceremonial counties of England