Nottingham

East Midlands hub

Nottingham is a city in the East Midlands of England, historically associated with the legend of Robin Hood and the lace-making industry.

It serves as the administrative center of Nottinghamshire.

The name sometimes appears in compounds: Nottingham lace, the Nottingham Forest football club.

RobinHood

Sherwood

Fabled English woodland

legend · bowman · quiver · ballads · folklore · bandit · thievery · merrymen · longbow · adventures

history

castle

Fortified medieval residence

  • laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
  • cavesNatural underground chambers
  • LudditesAnti-technology movement members

textiles · Saxon · Norman · charter · medieval · rebellion · Victorian · Georgian · Tudor · battlements

university

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

academia · Jubilee · graduations · lectures · scholarship

city

Trent

English river, male name

  • councilAdvisory deliberative group
  • tramUrban rail vehicle
  • boroughAdministrative town or district

metropolitan · shire

sport

Forest

Given name or surname

  • ashesBurned matter's residue
Categories
Opposites
English regional identity

NottinghamLondon

England's capital city

Westminster · Leicester · Manchester · Birmingham · Sheffield

Robin Hood mythology

NottinghamSherwood Forest

Historic Nottinghamshire woodland

Robin Hood

english north-south geography

NottinghamBrighton

Sussex seaside resort

Southampton · Plymouth · Exeter · Cornwall · Newcastle

Phrases
Family

Nottinghamshire

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G