Annual average temperature for the United Kingdom". www.MetOffice.com. Met Office. 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. 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 the county, is Sherwood Forest, the remnant of a large ancient woodland.

During the industrial revolution, the county held much needed minerals such as coal and iron ore, and had constructed some of 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 the 1984–85 miners' strike. In between each start and finish there will be a ‘rolling road closure’ system. This is where the race route, and junctions with access roads onto the route, are closed while the race passes through.Nottinghamshire local elections". news.BBC.co.uk. BBC News Online. 19 April 2009 . Retrieved 25 September 2009. Nottinghamshire Demographics | Age, Ethnicity, Religion, Wellbeing". Varbes . Retrieved 10 February 2023. Definition of 'Nottinghamshire' – British English pronunciation". www.CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017 . Retrieved 23 December 2017. In 2002, Crocus nudiflorus (Autumn crocus) was voted by the public as the county flower of Nottinghamshire. [29] [30]

Services from this station include trains to Newark Castle, Skegness, London St Pancras (Intl), Gloucester, Norwich, Grantham, Worksop, Liverpool Lime Street, and Grimsby Town. Weather Take a look at the route on the Google Map to see where the world’s best cyclists will will be racing through our great county. Zoom in to see if it goes through your town or village!Full Freeview on the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter". UK Free TV . Retrieved 19 November 2022. Labour market statistics for October 2005". www.EastMidlandsObservatory.org.uk. East Midlands Observatory. 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016 . Retrieved 24 December 2005. 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 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. Nottingham and its surrounding areas form part of the Nottingham Urban Area while Bassetlaw is a non-constituent part of the Sheffield City Region. Haran, Brady (25 June 2004). "Experiencing the Highs and Lows". news.BBC.co.uk. BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017 . Retrieved 28 September 2015.

The county town is the city of Nottingham. Towns include Mansfield, Beeston, Carlton, Sutton-in-Ashfield, West Bridgford, and Worksop. The regional economy was traditionally based on industries such as coal mining in 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. [19] 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. [11] 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 the existence of landscape features such as roads, milestones, tollbars, parkland, and mills. There will be a small number of road closures involving the surrounding areas of each start and finish location. These closures will be finalised well in advance of the race taking place and will be published here, including how long the roads will be closed for.Council, Nottinghamshire County. "Sherwood Forest Country Park". Nottinghamshire County Council . Retrieved 22 August 2020. King William I the Conqueror'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. [7]

Sign up to our dedicated Tour of Britain newsletter to keep up to date with all the latest news and information. Laser to scan Robin Hood's prison under Nottingham city". news.BBC.co.uk. BBC News. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010 . Retrieved 25 September 2010. Nottinghamshire has international twinning arrangements with the province of Wielkopolska ( Greater Poland) in western Poland, and with the province's capital city, Poznań. [28] Annual average sunshine for the United Kingdom". www.MetOffice.com. Met Office. 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Nottinghamshire is represented by eight members of parliament. The Nottinghamshire seats are represented by Conservative MPs.

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Visit Nottinghamshire, The History of Sherwood web https://www.visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk/explore/sherwood-forest/history-of-sherwood retrieved on 8 April 2023 King John's Palace ruin near Kings Clipstone 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. [8]