Nottinghamshire | |
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Geography | |
Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
Origin | Historic |
Region | East Midlands |
Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area | Ranked 27th 2,160 km2 (830 sq mi) Ranked 24th 2,085 km2 (805 sq mi) |
Admin HQ | West Bridgford |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-NTT |
ONS code | 37 |
NUTS 3 | UKF15/16 |
Demography | |
Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. | Ranked 17th 1,041,300 482/km2 (1,250/sq mi) Ranked 10th 762,600 |
Ethnicity | 94.1% White 2.5% S. Asian 1.5% Afro-Carib. |
Politics | |
Nottinghamshire County Council http://www.nottscc.gov.uk/ | |
Executive | Labour |
Members of Parliament | |
Districts | |
Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is a county in the East Midlands of England. It borders South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county town is traditionally Nottingham, at , though the council is now based in West Bridgford (at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent).