NOTTINGHAM. A municipal borough and county, the capital of Nottinghamshire. England, on the Leen. at its junction with the Trent. 130 miles north-northwest of London (Map: Eng land, E 4). It is built principally on the slope and at the ftnit of a rocky eminence crowned by au ancient castle. The market place, 51/4 acres in extent, is surrounded by tine The Exchange. the town and county halls, the house of correction, Saint Mary's Church. the Roman Catholie Chapel. the new free grammar school, erected in 1808, and the University College. with its fine buildings, are edifices worthy of special mention. The free grammar school was founded in 1513. There are munerous hospitals for the poor and infirm, a public park of 150 acres, a common. called flnt1ir1i Forest. of 135 acres. and a fine arboretum of 17 acres. The municipality owns property w II jell a revenue of 150.000 yearly. namely, the water, gas, and electric light ing plants, markets, free libraries, baths, ceme teries, parks, garden allotments, tramways, ;h. hospitals. lunatic asylums, and a large sewage farm. It is the sole munici pality in England that maintains a university college. t'onneeted with the college are well equipped teehnieal schools. including an agri cultural department and a natural history school. It is one of England's leading educational insti tutions. In 1574 the town acquired Nottingham l'astle and installed art galleries and a museum. Nottingham is an important industrial centre, the principal manufactures being bobliinet and lace. and cotton and silk hosiery. Cotton, silk.
and flax mills, iron, wire, bicycle. basket. brass. told bleaching works are in operation. Formerly the city was Tinted for its manufactures of wool ens.
s Ongn ham, I of the Saxons, the place first became important in the ninth eentury. It was one of the five Vanish lior• oughs. Nottingham Castle was built by William the Conqueror, and was the seat of parliaments and other important historical events. Charles i. Sgt imp his standard at Nottingham, and the castle was held at times by both Royalists and Parlia mentarians. It was dismantled by Cromwell in 1044, rebuilt after the Restoration, and suffered severe damage from fire during the Reform Bill riots of 1831. Nottingham has been a manufac turing town for over boll years. Its oldest charter, dated 1155. eontirined privileges granted by former kings. Its latest royal charter of 1897 conferred the rank and title of city under the designation of "Pity of Nottinghain, and the County of the same City," in commemoration of Victoria's dia mond jubilee. Nottingham is the seat of a suf fragan bishopric to Lincoln, and of a United States consulate. it sends three members to Parliament. Population, in 15514 57.400; in 1591. 213.900; in 1901, 239,750. Consult Bailey, History of Nottinghontshire (London, 1853-65).