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'''Nottingham''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom city] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England unitary authority area] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands East Midlands] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England]. It is located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_county ceremonial county] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire] and represents one of eight members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Core_Cities_Group English Core Cities Group]. Whilst the City of Nottingham has a historically tightly drawn boundary (which accounts for its relatively small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population population] of 288,700), the wider area of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Nottingham Greater Nottingham] has a population of 667,000 and is the seventh-largest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_area urban area] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], ranking between those of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool Liverpool] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield Sheffield]. Eurostat's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larger_Urban_Zone Larger Urban Zone] listed the areas population at 825,600 as of 2004. Nottingham is famed for its links with the legend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood Robin Hood] and, during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution], obtained worldwide recognition for its lace-making and bicycle industries. It was granted its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_charter city charter] as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria Queen Victoria] in 1897 and has since been officially titled the "City of Nottingham". |
'''Nottingham''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom city] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England unitary authority area] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands East Midlands] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England]. It is located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_county ceremonial county] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire] and represents one of eight members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Core_Cities_Group English Core Cities Group]. Whilst the City of Nottingham has a historically tightly drawn boundary (which accounts for its relatively small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population population] of 288,700), the wider area of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Nottingham Greater Nottingham] has a population of 667,000 and is the seventh-largest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_area urban area] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], ranking between those of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool Liverpool] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield Sheffield]. Eurostat's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larger_Urban_Zone Larger Urban Zone] listed the areas population at 825,600 as of 2004. Nottingham is famed for its links with the legend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood Robin Hood] and, during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution], obtained worldwide recognition for its lace-making and bicycle industries. It was granted its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_charter city charter] as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria Queen Victoria] in 1897 and has since been officially titled the "City of Nottingham". |
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Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group. Whilst the City of Nottingham has a historically tightly drawn boundary (which accounts for its relatively small population of 288,700), the wider area of Greater Nottingham has a population of 667,000 and is the seventh-largest urban area in the United Kingdom, ranking between those of Liverpool and Sheffield. Eurostat's Larger Urban Zone listed the areas population at 825,600 as of 2004. Nottingham is famed for its links with the legend of Robin Hood and, during the Industrial Revolution, obtained worldwide recognition for its lace-making and bicycle industries. It was granted its city charter as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1897 and has since been officially titled the "City of Nottingham".