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Nottingham is situated in heart of central England (East Midlands Region) and is famous for the character Robin Hood and his legend battling with the Sherriff, and also the love of maid Marion.

The city is not an old city in fact one of the youngest it has Nottingham Castle, an excellent Museum and Art Gallery, rebuilt many times since the medieval era. In the Lace Market area, once the centre of the world’s lace industry, the Galleries of Justice Museum has crime-related exhibits. Wollaton Hall is an ornate Elizabethan mansion with gardens and a deer park.

With a huge student population, Nottingham is one of the most vibrant cities in the UK. No matter what your taste or budget, there’s something for everyone. Nottingham is ranked as the 6th best city in the UK for students and 48th in the world, according to the QS Best Student Cities.

Nottingham is a great city for families as there is always so much going on, there are some great schools, plenty of parks, easy access to the countryside, and a very good public transport service.

Nottingham was in 2015 named a UNESCO City of Literature, joining Norwich, Edinburgh, Dublin, Krakow, Reykjavik, Heidelberg, Granada, Dunedin, Prague, Iowa City and Melbourne, as one of only a handful in the world. The title reflects Nottingham’s literary heritage, with literary icons like Lord Bryron, DH Lawrence and Alan Sillitoe having links to the city.

For the football fans here are some interesting facts that I have sourced from the Internet.

Nottinghamshire has loads of hidden stories and contributions to the world which few people even know about not all might be true but. Founder of ac Milan one of the biggest clubs in the world and known as the god father of Italian football Herbert Kipling from Nottingham. Juventus kit was from Notts co. Smallest city to be champions of Europe ? World’s oldest league club Forest not stoke lol Loads of little football facts.. first European team to have names on shirts think 1980,first team to have their name on seats in a stand I could go on floodlights, shin pads, refs whistle might have been used first at Forest the original reds of football. Field mill oldest stadium in the world there is quite a few.

Apparently inspiration for peter pan while the author was in the city. Luddites started in Nottingham. England’s oldest pub. Europe’s largest travelling fair .there’s loads more bit of a ramble but I found some quiet interesting