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New page: Greater Nottingham is Englands eighth largest City, and, with the exception of London, is the largest city to pre-date the industrial revolution. =History= It was founded by...
Greater Nottingham is [[England]]s eighth largest City, and, with the exception of [[London]], is the largest city to pre-date the [[industrial revolution]].
=History=
It was founded by the [[Celts]] who knew it as Tigguo Cobauc, meaning 'Place of Cavy Dwellings'. This name is derived from the cave houses which the local inhabitants cut into the soft sandsone rocks and cliffs in the city. An Anglo Saxon city was built around where the Church of St Mary stands, on a low cliff in the Lace Market area of the city. Part of Danish controlled East [Mercia] after the treaty of Wedmore, it grew in importance as a Danish ([[viking]])stronghold during the 9th Century, and was known as Snotengaham, possibly named after a Norse leader called Snot. After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, [[William the Conquerer]] had an imposing fortress, Nottingham Castle, built on top of a neighbouring cliff top and for a while, an English town and a French town grew. It is during this period of history that the legends of Robin Hood are set, focusing on the repression of the Anglo-Danish inhabitants of the Old City by the Norman nobility in the new French City. Nottingham Castle became one of Englands most important Royal fortresses, but was largely destroyed after the [[English Civil War]], by supporters of the [[Parliament]].
Nottingham grew rapidly during the industrial revolution and became one of the worlds most important [[Lace]] manufacturing centres. Other important industries included [[Coal Mining]], and the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and bicycles.
=History=
It was founded by the [[Celts]] who knew it as Tigguo Cobauc, meaning 'Place of Cavy Dwellings'. This name is derived from the cave houses which the local inhabitants cut into the soft sandsone rocks and cliffs in the city. An Anglo Saxon city was built around where the Church of St Mary stands, on a low cliff in the Lace Market area of the city. Part of Danish controlled East [Mercia] after the treaty of Wedmore, it grew in importance as a Danish ([[viking]])stronghold during the 9th Century, and was known as Snotengaham, possibly named after a Norse leader called Snot. After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, [[William the Conquerer]] had an imposing fortress, Nottingham Castle, built on top of a neighbouring cliff top and for a while, an English town and a French town grew. It is during this period of history that the legends of Robin Hood are set, focusing on the repression of the Anglo-Danish inhabitants of the Old City by the Norman nobility in the new French City. Nottingham Castle became one of Englands most important Royal fortresses, but was largely destroyed after the [[English Civil War]], by supporters of the [[Parliament]].
Nottingham grew rapidly during the industrial revolution and became one of the worlds most important [[Lace]] manufacturing centres. Other important industries included [[Coal Mining]], and the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and bicycles.