Nottinghamshire

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County of central England, which has contained the unitary authority Nottingham City since April 1998.

Area
2,160 sq km/834 sq mi

Towns and cities
West Bridgford (administrative headquarters), Mansfield, Newark, Worksop

Physical
rivers: Erewash Idle, Soar, Trent

Features
the remaining areas of Sherwood Forest (home of Robin Hood) are included in the Dukeries, an area of estates; originally 32 km/20 mi long and 12 km/7 mi wide, the forest was formerly a royal hunting ground; Cresswell Crags (remains of prehistoric humans); D H Lawrence commemorative walk from Eastwood (where he lived) to Old Brinsley Colliery

Agriculture
cereals (barley, wheat), market gardening (potatoes), sugar beet; cattle, sheep; there are many orchards

Industries
cigarettes, engineering, footwear, furniture, gravel, gypsum, ironstone, light engineering, limestone, oil, pharmaceuticals, sandstone, textiles

Population
(2001) 748,500

Famous people
Robin Hood, D H Lawrence, William Booth

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