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  List of places in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of pages listing places in each ceremonial or geographic county of England; with the exception of the ceremonial counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, all of which are combined into a single Yorkshire page.
Etymological list of counties of the United Kingdom
Lists of places in the United Kingdom
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_places_in_England   (116 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The districts of Nottinghamshire are Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe.
Nottinghamshire is famous for its involvement with the legend of Robin Hood.
Nottinghamshire is represented by members of parliament, of which nine are members of the Labour Party, and two are Conservatives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nottinghamshire   (1059 words)

  
 Genealogy and Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire is roughly eliptical, with a slight leaning to the east, and is situated in the north-east Midlands of England.
Nottinghamshire Family History Society should be of major interest to all family history researchers with interests in the county.
Nottinghamshire Lookup Exchange is a list of volunteers willing to do free lookups, as and when they have time, in resources they happen to have available to them.
homepages.nildram.co.uk /~jimella/notts.htm   (2998 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
Nottinghamshire has an uncanny knack of turning up the unexpected as witnessed by some UK firsts such as Egyptian Nightjar, Lesser Yellowlegs, Dusky Thrush and, more recently, Redhead.
Moreover, it is a partner in the largest voluntary organisation in the UK, whose principal aim is to protect and cherish the wildlife of this county.
A forum for anyone in Nottinghamshire with an interest in birds to discuss news and views, on all bird sightings and bird related subjects around the County...
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/england_nottinghamshire.html   (1639 words)

  
 GENUKI: Nottinghamshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
List of the Society of Genealogists' holdings of Parish Registers for Nottinghamshire.
The Thoroton Society tells us that the county of Nottinghamshire was created around 1,000 years ago by the Anglo-Saxon monarchy as a means of stabilizing the kingdom after Viking invasions.
A site that lists ranks, professions and old trade names and their meanings is found at: Occupations.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/NTT   (1159 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Technology | Supercomputers step up the pace
In the six months since the last list was drawn up half of the computers listed have been replaced by more powerful machines, a testament to the pace of innovation and to the increasing power found in silicon.
The Top 500 list is compiled by Hans Meuer of the University of Mannheim in Germany, Erich Strohmaier and Horst Simon of NERSC/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US and Jack Dongarra of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The 25th edition of the list was unveiled at the International Supercomputing Conference held from 21-24 June in Heidelberg, Germany.
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 Amazon.com: HIDDEN PLACES OF LINCOLNSHIRE AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (The Hidden Places): Books: David Gerrard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It also explores the extensive coastline, which was the haunt of smugglers in the 17th and 18th centuries and is home for a number of traditional seaside resorts.
The county of Nottinghamshire is blessed with similar qualities, based in the north midlands; it lays mainly on the low ground basin of the River Trent between the peaks of Derbyshire and south Yorkshire and the lowlands of Lincolnshire.
Nottinghamshire is famous for its industrial past but has also retained much of its rural heritage as well as the remains of the famous Forest of Sherwood.
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 Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology | Brown's History of Nottinghamshire: Attenborough, Kingston-on-Soar, and ...
You are in: Places > Brown (1896) > Attenborough, Kingston-on-Soar, and Bradmore
The Babingtons are supposed to have taken their name from a place called Babington in Northumberland, where they had resided from the time of the Conquest.
At what date they removed from their northern abode to Nottinghamshire we cannot say, but there was a John Babington residing at East Bridgeford in the time of Richard II.
www.nottshistory.org.uk /Brown1896/attenborough.htm   (1398 words)

  
 Index of Places in England and Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
These pages are intended to be used in conjunction with the list of Registration Districts in England and Wales 1837-1930.
For each place listed, this index shows the county and registration district in which they were situated during the years 1837-1930.
Note that some places formed part of two or three counties until the end of the nineteenth century, and some were transferred from one county to another at various times.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/civreg/places   (170 words)

  
 Early years education Nottinghamshire County Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Nottinghamshire schools currently admit children to main school full time the term in which they are five.
You can ask to delay taking up a place in school until your child is of compulsary school age, if this is within the same school year, without risk of losing the place.
The Nottinghamshire Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership is working to make sure that there are enough high-quality early years education places in the county.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk /home/learningandwork/preschool/earlyyearseducation.htm   (772 words)

  
 British Patches Check List
Put a star or a dot on the places you have visited or lived while working on this patch.
Nottinghamshire, in the North Midlands was home to Nottingham Castle, now demolished, but the Castle Museum does have a history of Nottingham and nearby Sherwood Forest County Park is all that is left of Robin Hood's forest.
They may use the names of certain places or streets or towns or bridges as a setting for their literature.
www.londongirlscouts.org /checklist.html   (5002 words)

  
 BBC - Nottingham - Features - Nottinghamshire's Favourite Places
To find out what the most popular of these are, we went out on the street to ask the good people of Nottinghamshire about their favourite place in the county, and why it appeals to them so much.
John says that his favourite place is the area around Rock City "because that's where all the gigs are" whilst Samir says he likes Nottingham's bars because of the "good times" he's had there.
The most popular place in the city seems to be the market square, which is described as "a good place to meet people" and enjoy the autumn sun.
www.bbc.co.uk /nottingham/content/articles/2005/09/28/nottinghamshires_favourite_places_feature.shtml   (787 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire Chess Association - Home
If you are a new or experienced chess player looking to join a club in Nottinghamshire contact one of the club secretaries shown on the list of clubs.
Dave Dunne (Fiveways) scored 4/5 to share 3rd place in the Minor section of the Huddersfield Congress, held on 12–14 May; Ankush Khandelwal (Nomads) shared 3rd place in the Rotherham Rapidplay in April, scoring 4/6; and David Levens (West Nottingham) finished equal 2nd in the Rhyl Open, scoring 3½/5.
Nottinghamshire’s Under 11 team finished 6th in the national final, held on 13 May at Hampton School.
www.nottschess.org   (1132 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire 1861 Census Supplement 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A set of census records for a Registration District may omit some places within a county, and/or include places from adjacent counties.
Places in Nottinghamshire that appear in the Derbyshire Registration Districts
Whole census peices are included, and therefore the places included are those on both side of the county boundary.
www.rod-neep.co.uk /books/ref/c1861ntt-s1   (129 words)

  
 Places
A reliable list of counties pre and post 1974 is at GENUKI Administrative Areas of England.
These places are in the Midlands and have never been part of the North of England or the North of Britain by any criteria, including simple geography, culture, language or tribal origin.
Note that the WORCESTER list is for the surname, not the county.
homepage.ntlworld.com /simpsont/places.htm   (2136 words)

  
 Antique Maps of Nottinghamshire, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A fine detailed map of the county with compass rose, explanation and list of hun
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DRAWN FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES AND REGULATED BY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS BY T. An engraved map of the county embellished with a pictorial title cartouche.
A detailed engraved map of the county embellished with a vignette view of Newstead Abbey the Seat of the Late Lord Byron.
www.antiquemaps.com /uk/notts.htm   (390 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The City of Nottingham was part of Nottinghamshire until 1998 but is now a Unitary authority; it remains part of the ceremonial county.
Over half the population live in the conurbation of Greater Nottingham which also spreads into Derbyshire.
This is a list of the main towns in Nottinghamshire, for a full list of Settlements see list of places in Nottinghamshire.
nottinghamshire.iqnaut.net   (181 words)

  
 Sources for Local History
Please note that this list is for guidance to potential sources which might otherwise be overlooked.
Sources have been arranged by county but could also have been listed by city and other non-county jurisdictions, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The printed collections of histories, guides and prints should always be consulted; the catalogue is available online.
The Shrewsbury and Talbot papers contain some material on the Nottinghamshire estates of the Earls of Shrewsbury (MSS 694-710 and 3192-3206).
www.lambethpalacelibrary.org /holdings/Guides/loc_history.html   (2215 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire Notes
The performance was to take place in the garden, and at this time of the year the rhododendrons were in flower, and the gentle perfume wafting around was absolutely gorgeous.
I certainly intend immediately to get on their mailing list and will try and get to another of their productions in the not too distant future.
Here in this serene place it is thought that sailors literaly 'left there mark' on the slate before they sailed away, often to an unknown fate.
nottinghamshirenotes.blogspot.com   (2271 words)

  
 Haunted Places in the United Kingdom > juiceenewsdaily© > alabama news. jasper news. juicee news.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There are also good reports of the specter of the Black Prince being seen around the place from time to time, believed to be connected with the pathetic wraith f a maidservant glimpsed running through the building from time to time.
This phenomenon is said usually to take place in June, and one story attributes the occurrence to the ghost of an elderly lady who, in the eighteenth century, to have died in her bath and still tries desperately to get back into her bedroom
Nottinghamshire - White Hart Hotel - This local pub is said to be haunted by a young girl killed by a horse drawn coach in the cobbled court yard at the rear of the building.
www.juiceenewsdaily.com /1104/news/haunted_united_kingdom.html   (13035 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire Historic Churches Trust | Fund-raising
Without any doubt our first year in charge of the Nottinghamshire Historic Churches Trust Sponsored Bike Ride and Walk has produced a variety of different tasks and the challenge was met with great endeavour.
Invitations to Churches and Chapels of all denominations in both Nottinghamshire and the Diocese of Southwell are now being dispatched for the 2005 event.
We would welcome initiatives from places of worship open on the day, as well as to organise an event of their own to coincide with the Bike Ride and Walk day.
www.nottshistoricchurchtrust.org.uk /fundraising.htm   (604 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology | Brown's History of Nottinghamshire: Preface
You are in: Places > Brown (1896) > Preface
THOUGH the popular Midland Shire, whose county town has a world-wide fame for its textile fabrics, is perhaps better known to-day in the busy world of commerce than in any other sphere, it must not be supposed that it is deficient in the elements of literary interest or historic dignity.
At best it can, in such a compass, be but a summary of county history—it does not claim to be more—but I trust it may be found to touch so far upon the salient points in its life.
www.nottshistory.org.uk /Brown1896/preface.htm   (989 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway | Research Pathways | Places | Towns> Structural
In 1964 the Council for British Archaeology included Newark in its list of 51 British towns of outstanding historic quality.
The town is dominated by one of the finest parish churches in the country and the castle with its distinctive Norman gateway commands the river crossing (an arm of the River Trent).
Limited excavation has uncovered the remains of buildings and burials but little is known about the layout or scale of the establishment.
www.thorotonsociety.org.uk /gateway/places/town/newark/newark2.htm   (1772 words)

  
 MSS - Portland (London) Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Estate Papers, Miscellaneous, University of Nottingham
Pl E12/16/1/5: Resolutions in favour of inclosing the forest, commons and wastes, passed at a meeting of the freeholders of the townships of Worksop and Radford, Nottinghamshire, held at the house of Mr Gilbert, 'The Red Lion Inn', Worksop, 6 Jan., 1803.
Pl E12/16/4/3/3 is a plan of the Market Place and Glumangate, Chesterfield, showing owners/occupiers, gardens and crofts belonging the premises fronting those streets; depicts buildings and some of their architectural features, and the market cross; shows course of passageway from Glumangate mentioned in the letters above.
Pl E12/16/4/8 1713-1724 A list of places on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire estates of Lord Harley and their distance from Welbeck; n.d.
www.nottingham.ac.uk /mss/online/online-mss-catalogues/cats/port_londonple_miscellaneous.html   (1373 words)

  
 Smoke Free England
They will be only to pleased to advise you on local places to visit or where to eat in the evenings.
This is a pub; not, as it sounds to American ears, a place where you stay if you've been incarcerated and are not yet ready for independent living.
This is really more than a list of restaurants, it's more of a tour by someone who knows and likes the city.
www.smokefreeworld.com /england.shtml   (1783 words)

  
 Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire Chamber in conjunction with CSI and IBM will be hosting a FREE eCommerce Day on Thursday 11th May 2006 at The Nottingham Gateway Hotel.
Newark is situated at the intersection of the A1 and A46 in Nottinghamshire.
STAGES is programmed and promoted by Nottinghamshire County Council, bringing quality, live performance to the doorsteps of all its communities.
www.fridayteam.co.uk /nottinghamshire   (2017 words)

  
 Great Buildings Online - Master Buildings List 2006.0520
Hancock Place, by I. Pei, at Boston, Massachusetts, 1977.
Pennzoil Place, by Johnson/Burgee, at Houston, Texas, 1976.
Wollaton Hall, by Robert Smythson, at Nottinghamshire, England, 1580 to 1588.
www.greatbuildings.com /buildings.html   (11330 words)

  
 Apex Challenge: Next Event - Waiting List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
To be sure of your place you must send your cheque for your £30 entry plus £5 for each T-shirt ordered to us.
There are more teams on the waiting list than places still available.
Your details will be transferred to the full team list page once your cheque has been received.
www.apexchallenge.co.uk /nextevent/waitinglist.htm   (240 words)

  
 Archive CD Books Ltd Census
Place Indexes are included in the CD set. Place, Piece number, Folio. That makes it really easy to locate a place in the census enumerator's books so that you can begin your searches. In addition each 10th folio number is book marked in the files on the CDs for fast navigation.
Nottinghamshire 1861 Supplement 1 - Places in Nottinghamshire that appear in the Derbyshire Registration Districts
Nottinghamshire 1861 Supplement 2 - Places in Nottinghamshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire that appear in the Lincolnshire Registration Districts
www.rod-neep.co.uk /acatalog/ntt-census.html   (952 words)

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