58-528: Premiere Travel was a bus company in Nottinghamshire . Premiere Travel commenced trading in 2003 with a pair of ex Nottingham City Transport Leyland Nationals working school contracts. The company expanded in to the coach hire, day excursion and holiday business, as well as picking up council tenders to operate stage carriage services. It then moved into wholly commercial stage carriage services, starting with running its buses in service to and from
116-526: A non-metropolitan county , with seven districts, and the Nottingham unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. The geography of Nottinghamshire is largely defined by the River Trent , which forms a wide valley which crosses the county from the south-west to the north-east. North of this, in the centre of
174-450: A 3D laser scanner to produce a three dimensional record of more than 450 sandstone caves around Nottingham". Nottinghamshire was mapped first by Christopher Saxton in 1576; the first fully surveyed map of the county was by John Chapman, who produced Chapman's Map of Nottinghamshire in 1774. The map was the earliest printed map at a sufficiently useful scale (one statute mile to one inch) to provide basic information on village layout, and
232-641: A Roman road did continue along the River Axe toward Axmouth and Seaton . These sections are labelled Fosse Way on Ordnance Survey maps. The crossroads in Axminster was controlled by a Roman fort at Woodbury Farm , now on the southern edge of the town. The route to the west crosses the Rivers Axe and Yarty to Kilmington , continuing on segments of the A35 and minor local lanes to Honiton. From Honiton
290-461: A limited time. Following the collapse of Premiere, over 200 staff were made redundant but a number of former Premiere employees were taken on by Yourbus (now also ceased operations themselves on 3 October 2019) who had gained the UniHopper contracts from University of Nottingham along with the majority of Premiere's National Express work both of which Premiere had gained in early 2011. When
348-533: A majority of councillors. The party gained full control after previously governing in coalition with the Mansfield Independent Forum since the 2017 election . The council was formerly Labour-controlled after the 2013 election . The County Council is currently made up of 34 Conservative councillors, 15 Labour, 10 Ashfield Independents and 7 independents . Local government is devolved to seven local borough and district councils. Ashfield
406-727: A short section of the A30 at Windwhistle Hill. Then it turns on to the B3167 through the hamlets of Street and Perry Street, joins the A358 , crosses the River Axe at what used to be called Stratford (now called Weycroft ), and on to Axminster . The location of the end of the Fosse Way is uncertain. There are further alignments on the A358 at Ball's Farm and Musbury south of Axminster, which imply
464-568: A small track (previously part of the A37 from before the by-pass opened and broken by the present-day A372 and A303), before picking up the B3151 through the town. It leaves the B3151 onto Ilchester's High Street, then follows West Street and Roman Road, a minor road that was formerly part of the A303, towards the present-day A303 west of town. The Roman road from Ilchester to Dorchester, Dorset continues on
522-673: Is Nottingham Forest , a Premier League club that won the 1978 English championship , and followed it up with winning the 1979 and 1980 European Cup titles. Mansfield Town and Notts County are the other professional teams in the country, both in League Two . Other notable sporting teams are the Nottingham Rugby Football Club , and the Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Club . An unofficial flag for Nottinghamshire
580-593: Is Peat Carr, east of Blaxton, at sea level ; the Trent is tidal below Cromwell Lock . Nottinghamshire is sheltered by the Pennines to the west, so receives relatively low rainfall at 641 to 740 millimetres (25 to 29 inches ) annually. The average temperature of the county is 8.8–10.1 degrees Celsius (48–50 degrees Fahrenheit ). The county receives between 1321 and 1470 hours of sunshine per year. Nottinghamshire contains one green belt area, first drawn up from
638-405: Is a non-metropolitan county, governed by Nottinghamshire County Council and seven non-metropolitan district councils. Elections to the county council take place every four years, with the first election taking place in 1973. Following each election, the county council has been controlled by the following parties: The regional economy was traditionally based on industries such as coal mining in
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#1732801958952696-507: Is controlled by the Ashfield Independents. Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, and Mansfield are Labour-controlled. Newark and Sherwood is controlled by a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrat and independent councillors. Rushcliffe is Conservative-controlled. Nottingham City Council , which governs the Nottingham unitary authority and is independent of Nottinghamshire County Council, is majority Labour-controlled. Nottinghamshire
754-877: Is derived from the Latin fossa , meaning 'ditch'. For the first few decades after the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, the Fosse Way marked the western frontier of Roman rule in Iron Age Britain . It is possible that the road began as a defensive ditch that was later filled in and converted into a road, or possibly a defensive ditch ran alongside the road for at least some of its length. The road joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at Venonis ( High Cross ) south of Leicester, and joined Ermine Street at Lincoln. The Antonine Itinerary (a 2nd-century Roman register of roads) includes
812-552: Is evidence of Saxon settlement at the Broxtowe Estate, Oxton , near Nottingham, and Tuxford , east of Sherwood Forest . The name first occurs in 1016, but until 1568, the county was administratively united with Derbyshire, under a single Sheriff . In Norman times, the county developed malting and woollen industries. King William I the Conqueror in 1066 made Sherwood Forest a Royal Forest for hunting which
870-742: Is famous for its involvement with the legend of Robin Hood . This is also the reason for the numbers of tourists who visit places like Sherwood Forest , City of Nottingham , and the surrounding villages in Sherwood Forest. To reinforce the Robin Hood connection, the University of Nottingham in 2010 has begun the Nottingham Caves Survey , with the goal "to increase the tourist potential of these sites". The project "will use
928-659: Is home to a campus of the University of Law . All three of these institutions combine to make Nottingham one of England 's largest student cities. Nottingham Trent University also has an agricultural college near Southwell , while the University of Nottingham has one at Sutton Bonington . While the overall county is officially in the East Midlands, northern parts of Nottinghamshire are considered to be geographically and culturally southern. Locals may personally refer to places such as Worksop and Bolsover as being in
986-675: Is the county boundary between Leicestershire and Warwickshire . The Fosse Way follows the B4455 across Warwickshire, through Street Ashton, Stretton-under-Fosse , Brinklow , Bretford , Stretton-on-Dunsmore , Princethorpe and the site of a Roman town near Chesterton , until it joins the A429 near the boundary with Gloucestershire . The route then follows the A429 through Stretton-on-Fosse, Moreton-in-Marsh , Stow-on-the-Wold , Northleach and Fossebridge, to Cirencester , where it crosses Akeman Street and Ermin Way . South of Cirencester
1044-527: Is where the county council are based. There are several market towns in the county. Newark-on-Trent is a bridging point of the Fosse Way and River Trent , but is actually an Anglo-Saxon market town with a now ruined castle . Mansfield , the second-largest settlement in the county after Nottingham, sits on the site of a Roman settlement, but grew after the Norman Conquest . Worksop , in
1102-595: The 1984–85 miners' strike . Until 1610, Nottinghamshire was divided into eight Wapentakes . Sometime between 1610 and 1719, they were reduced to six – Newark , Bassetlaw , Thurgarton , Rushcliffe , Broxtowe , and Bingham , some of these names still being used for the modern districts. Oswaldbeck was absorbed in Bassetlaw, of which it forms the North Clay division, and Lythe in Thurgarton. Nottinghamshire
1160-576: The A46 follows the route of the Fosse Way. The A46 deviates from Fosse Way at East Goscote , to follow the Leicester Western Bypass . The original alignment, which is still visible as an unclassified road called Fosse Way , passes through Syston , continuing as the minor road Melton Road through Thurmaston , before merging with the A607 (the old A46), continuing into the city centre on
1218-491: The Bingham schools to avoid dead mileages on school contracts. These were built up to Bingham, Hucknall , Long Eaton amongst other places, competing in the main with the established operator, Trentbarton . Veolia Transport sold the bus and private hire coach operations of Dunn-Line , its Nottingham based subsidiary, to Premiere Travel from January 2011, along with between thirty and forty vehicles. On 24 January 2013,
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#17328019589521276-725: The Iron Age hill fort of Bury Camp and becomes another section of the county boundary, crossing second the South Wales railway which is the South Wales Main Line , next the site of an old chapel and spring at Fosse Lodge in Dunley, and then the M4. Thereafter it passes through The Shoe and Nettleton Shrub where remains of a posting-station have been found, and arrives at Batheaston . Thereupon it turns due west to follow
1334-549: The Leen Valley , and manufacturing. Since the invention of the knitting frame by local William Lee , the county, in particular Nottingham , became synonymous with the lace industry. In 1998, Nottinghamshire had a gross domestic product (GDP) per-capita of £ 12,000, and a total GDP of £12,023 million. This is compared to a per-capita GDP of £11,848 for the East Midlands , £12,845 for England, and £12,548 for
1392-665: The Nottingham Urban Area while Bassetlaw is a non-constituent part of the Sheffield City Region. Fosse Way The Fosse Way was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked Isca Dumnoniorum ( Exeter ) in the southwest and Lindum Colonia ( Lincoln ) to the northeast, via Lindinis ( Ilchester ), Aquae Sulis ( Bath ), Corinium ( Cirencester ), and Ratae Corieltauvorum ( Leicester ). The word Fosse
1450-700: The River Avon into Bath . Between Bath and Shepton Mallet the line of the Fosse Way follows parts of the A367, through Clandown , Radstock , Westfield and Stratton-on-the-Fosse . It runs across open country and farm tracks parallel to the A37 north of Shepton Mallet, near the Iron Age hill fort of Maesbury . At Beacon Hill south of Oakhill , it crossed the Roman road along the Mendip ridgeway from Old Sarum to
1508-708: The Second Legion after the conquest of the Durotriges in Dorset. The alignment leaves major roads after Petherton Bridge over the River Parrett , and follows country lanes to Over Stratton and Dinnington , where in 2002 members of the Channel 4 television programme Time Team uncovered a mosaic next to the road. The route crosses a stream called Stretford Water, climbs the ridge, and follows
1566-530: The "north". Nottinghamshire is home to the Sherwood Forest , known for its association with the legend of Robin Hood . 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 is open to the public. The acclaimed author D. H. Lawrence was from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. Toton was
1624-535: The 1950s. Completely encircling the Nottingham conurbation, it stretches for several miles into the surrounding districts, and extends into Derbyshire. Nottinghamshire, including the city of Nottingham, is represented by eleven members of parliament ; nine for the Labour Party , one Conservative and one Reform UK MP. Following the 2021 County Council election , the Conservative Party make up
1682-685: The Fosse Way follows a short section of the A433 , then goes cross country. The Fosse Way crosses the River Thames and under the first South Wales railway Golden Valley Line which was constructed via Gloucester . The road continues and later forming the county boundary between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire , across the old airfield at RAF Kemble , then becomes fragmented sections of country lanes; two sections on this stretch are byways rather than maintained roads, and at points on these routes it widens to as much as 60 feet (20 m). It passes near
1740-1035: The Nottinghamshire LEA in 2007. The best results were from the West Bridgford School , closely followed by Rushcliffe Spencer Academy and the Minster School in Southwell . In Nottingham, the best results came from the Trinity Catholic School and the Fernwood School in Wollaton . At A-level , the highest performing institution was The Becket School , followed by the West Bridgford School. Some of Nottingham city best results tend to come from Nottingham High School , closely followed by
1798-488: The Soar, Erewash, and Idle, composed of many streams from Sherwood Forest, run through wide and flat valleys, merging at Misterton . A point just north of Newtonwood Lane, on the boundary with Derbyshire is the highest point in Nottinghamshire; at 205 metres (673 feet), while Silverhill , a spoil heap left by the former Silverhill colliery, a human-made point often cited as the highest, reaches 204 metres (669 feet). The lowest
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1856-628: The United Kingdom. Nottingham had a GDP per-capita of £17,373, North Nottinghamshire £10,176, and South Nottinghamshire £8,448. In October 2005, the United Kingdom had 4.7% unemployment, the East Midlands 4.4%, and the Nottingham commuter belt area 2.4%. The county has comprehensive secondary education with 47 state secondary schools , as well as 10 private schools . The City of Nottingham local education authority (LEA) has 18 state schools and six independent schools, not including sixth form colleges . A total of 9,700 pupils took GCSEs in
1914-451: The all-female Nottingham High School for Girls , both of which are privately run. Worksop College is another private school near to Worksop . The University of Nottingham is a Russell Group university and well-renowned, offering one of the broadest selections of courses in the UK. Nottingham Trent University is one of the most successful post-1992 universities in the UK. Nottingham
1972-472: The birthplace and home of English folk singer-songwriter Anne Briggs , well known for her song Black Waterside . The north of the county is also noteworthy for its connections with the Pilgrim Fathers . William Brewster , for example, came from the village of Scrooby, and was influenced by Richard Clyfton , who preached at Babworth . Nottinghamshire has international twinning arrangements with
2030-472: The company ceased operating in January 2013, Premiere Travel operated around 80 buses and coaches. Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire ( / ˈ n ɒ t ɪ ŋ ə m ʃ ər , - ʃ ɪər / ; abbreviated Notts. ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county borders South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to
2088-659: The company was placed in administration. All bus services ceased at around 5pm the following day after a buyer for the business could not be found. Local operators Trentbarton and Nottingham City Transport announced that they would be putting in place special measures to ensure Premiere customers could continue to use their tickets and the relevant Trentbarton and Nottingham City Transport services. Loughborough based Kinchbus announced via their Facebook page that it would be reinstating their number 9 service between Loughborough and Nottingham from 26 January and would also accept Premiere's tickets for free on their new service for
2146-488: The county are: The Nottingham Post is the county's local newspaper. (post 1974) (post 1974) The traditional county town, and the largest settlement in the historic and ceremonial county boundaries, is the City of Nottingham . The city is now administratively independent, but towns including Arnold , Carlton , West Bridgford , Beeston , and Stapleford are still within the administrative county, and West Bridgford
2204-641: The county, is Sherwood Forest , the remnant of a large ancient woodland . Nottinghamshire lies on the Roman Fosse Way , and there are Roman settlements in the county; for example at Mansfield , and forts such as at the Broxtowe Estate in Bilborough . The county was settled by Angles around the 5th century, and became part of the Kingdom, and later Earldom, of Mercia . However, there
2262-523: The county. The East Coast Main Line from London to Doncaster , Leeds , York , Newcastle upon Tyne , and Scotland serves the eastern Nottinghamshire towns of Newark and Retford. The M1 motorway runs through the county, connecting Nottingham to London, Leeds, and Leicester by road. The A1 road follows for the most part the path of the Great North Road, although in places it diverges from
2320-657: The county; ITV Central also covers regional news in the county. Northern parts of the county such as Worksop and Retford in the Bassetlaw and Mansfield receive a better signals from the Emley Moor TV transmission so the area is covered by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire (West). Ashfield and parts of Newark get better signals from the Belmont TV tranmsitter that broadcast BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire (East). Radio stations for
2378-564: The existence of landscape features such as roads, milestones , tollbars , parkland, and mills. Nottinghamshire saw a slight change to its overall boundary in the extreme northern part of the county in 1974, when the villages of Blaxton , Finningley and Auckley (part) were merged into the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire . Nottinghamshire, like Derbyshire , and South Yorkshire, sits on extensive coal measures, up to 900 metres (3,000 feet ) thick, and occurring largely in
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2436-453: The first experimental waggonways in the world; an example of this is the Wollaton wagonway of 1603–1616, which transported minerals from bell pitt mining areas at Strelley and Bilborough , this led to canals and railways being constructed in the county, and the lace and cotton industries grew. In the 18th and 19th centuries, mechanised deeper collieries opened, and mining became an important economic sector, though these declined after
2494-509: The historic boundaries of Nottinghamshire. These airports serve the county and several of its neighbours. Together, the airports have services to most major European destinations, and East Midlands Airport now also has services to North America and the Caribbean . As well as local bus services throughout the county, Nottingham and its suburbs have a tram system, Nottingham Express Transit . Nottingham and its surrounding areas form part of
2552-597: The historic road line. South of Leicester , the B4114 (originally the A46 but renumbered when the M69 was opened) follows the route. This is apart from a short deviation near Narborough , where the original course is no longer visible. A short distance north of the A5 , the B4114 diverges from the line of the Fosse Way to pass through the village of Sharnford . For 2 miles (3.2 km)
2610-402: The historic route where towns have been bypassed. Retford was by-passed in 1961, and Newark-on-Trent was by-passed in 1964, and the A1 now runs between Retford and Worksop past the village of Ranby . Many historic coaching inns can still be seen along the traditional route. East Midlands Airport is just outside the county in Leicestershire , while Doncaster Sheffield Airport lies within
2668-400: The lead and silver mines at Charterhouse . The Fosse Way passes through the eastern suburbs of Shepton Mallet on a short stretch of the A361 to Cannard's Grave, where it picks up the A37. The Fosse Way follows the A37 through Street-on-the-Fosse and Lydford-on-Fosse on a direct route to Ilchester . The route leaves the A37 north of the A303 junction just north of Ilchester, and follows
2726-439: The line of A37 through Yeovil to the south east. Other minor Roman roads lead from Ilchester and Lydford-on-Fosse towards Street and the A39 route along the Polden Hills , leading to Roman salt works on the Somerset Levels , and ports at Combwich , Crandon Bridge and Highbridge . After Ilchester the Fosse Way is followed by a section of the A303 under the ramparts of the Iron Age hill fort of Ham Hill , occupied by
2784-499: The north of the county, is also an Anglo-Saxon market town which grew rapidly in the Industrial Revolution , with the arrival of canals and railways and the discovery of coal. Other market towns include Arnold, Bingham , Hucknall , Kirkby-in-Ashfield , Tuxford , Retford and Sutton-in-Ashfield . The main railway in the county is the Midland Main Line , which links London to Sheffield via Nottingham. The Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop serves several villages in
2842-435: The north of the county. There is an oilfield near Eakring . These are overlaid by sandstones and limestones in the west, and clay in the east. The north of the county is part of the Humberhead Levels lacustrine plain . The centre and south west of the county, around Sherwood Forest, features undulating hills with ancient oak woodland. Principal rivers are the Trent , Idle , Erewash , and Soar . The Trent, fed by
2900-426: The old alignment, first as Melton Road then Belgrave Road and Belgrave Gate. The alignment terminates at the Clock Tower , and picks up again at Narborough Road (the A5460), on the other side of the River Soar . A 19 miles (31 km) stretch of the road between Widmerpool & Newark-on-Trent has been upgraded to a dual carriageway which was completed in 2012. The new route deviates in several sections from
2958-475: The province of Wielkopolska ( Greater Poland ) in western Poland , and with the province's capital city, Poznań . In 2002, Crocus nudiflorus (Autumn crocus) was voted by the public as the county flower of Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (NCCC) are a first class county cricket club who play at Trent Bridge in West Bridgford . They won the County Championship in 2010. The most successful football team within Nottinghamshire
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#17328019589523016-766: The route have the suffix -cester or -chester , which is derived from Old English ceaster / cæster (ultimately from Latin castra meaning 'military camp'). Some settlements are named after the road itself, such as Fosse- , or -on-Fosse , while others have a more generic form, such as Street , Strete , -le-Street , Stratton , Stretton , Stratford , and Stretford , derived from Old English strǣt / strēt (ultimately from Latin strata , meaning 'paved road'). The route runs from 50°44′N 3°29′W / 50.73°N 3.48°W / 50.73; -3.48 in Exeter to 53°14′N 0°32′W / 53.23°N 0.54°W / 53.23; -0.54 in Lincoln. Between Lincoln and Leicester
3074-455: The route of the Fosse Way is followed by a minor road, named Roman Road which, although single track, runs along a much wider and slightly domed strip of land with deep ditches either side (the agger ). The modern road ends at a picnic site car park, and a further 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwards can be explored on foot. The junction of Fosse Way with Watling Street , now the A5 , is at High Cross (Roman name Venonis ). Watling Street
3132-568: The section between High Cross and Lincoln, and lists intermediate points at Verometo ( Willoughby on the Wolds ), Margiduno (Castle Hill near Bingham ), Ad Pontem ( East Stoke ) and Crocolana ( Brough ). From Lincoln to Ilchester in Somerset , a distance of 182 miles (293 km), the route is never more than 6 miles (10 km) from a straight line. Many sections of the Fosse Way form parts of modern roads and lanes, and parish , district or county boundaries, but some parts are now only accessible on foot. Several place names on
3190-520: The west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town. The county has an area of 2,160 km (830 sq mi) and a population of 1,154,195. The latter is concentrated in the Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises
3248-417: Was a royal residence for King John , the area being near to Sherwood Forest . King John's Palace was a place where King William the Lion of Scotland met King Richard I of England to congratulate him on his return from the crusades. King John died at Newark Castle in 1216. During the Industrial Revolution , the county held much needed minerals such as coal and iron ore , and had constructed some of
3306-403: Was created through a design competition organised by BBC Radio Nottingham , and registered with the vexillological charity the Flag Institute in 2011. It consists of a green field, on which is a red cross fimbriated (bordered) with white, on which a white shield containing the green figure of an archer is superimposed. BBC East Midlands is based in Nottingham and broadcasts news around
3364-493: Was frequently visited by the Mercian and later Kings. William's 1086 Domesday Book identified certain areas in Nottinghamshire being under the land of King Edward the Confessor these included Mansfield and Sutton in Ashfield , amongst other places including Skegby , Dunham-on-Trent , East Drayton , East Markham , Farnsfield , Warsop , Carburton , Edwinstowe , Carlton-on-Trent , Budby , Perlethorpe and Walesby . King John's Palace ruin near Kings Clipstone
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