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==Modern Nottingham==

==Modern Nottingham==

Nottingham today is a thriving commercial centre and is the largest conurbation in the East Midlands Region. It is regarded as one of the top shopping destinations in the UK. It is well served by public transport to London (rail journeys take around two hours). East Midlands Airport is a minor international airport which serves mainly European destinations.  

Nottingham today is a thriving commercial centre and is the largest conurbation in the East Midlands Region. It is regarded as one of the top shopping destinations in the UK. It is served by public transport to London (rail journeys take around two hours). East Midlands Airport is a minor international airport which serves mainly European destinations.  

Major industries include pharmaceuticals and service industries. Nottingham is home to the UK Inland Revenue, international organisations such as Boots, Experian and Games Workshop, and the European Headquarters of several US and East Asian Corporations, such as Capital One.  

Major industries include pharmaceuticals and service industries. Nottingham is home to Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue international organisations such as Boots, Experian and Games Workshop, and the European Headquarters of several US and East Asian Corporations, such as Capital One.  

Nottingham boasts two [[University|universities]], the British National Watersports Centre, and the British National Ice Arena, as well as several theatres, concert halls and conference centres, and the worlds oldest public house, [[Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.]]

Nottingham boasts two [[University|universities]], the British National Watersports Centre, and the British National Ice Arena, as well as several theatres, concert halls and conference centres, and a claimant to be the world's oldest public house, [[Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.]]

Nottingham has a [[Catholic]] Cathedral. The Anglican ([[Church of England]]) Cathedral for [[Nottinghamshire]] lies in the nearby town of [[Southwell]]. The Ancestral Home of Lord [[Byron]], [[Newstead Abbey]] lies nearby.

Nottingham has a [[Catholic]] Cathedral. The Anglican ([[Church of England]]) Cathedral for [[Nottinghamshire]] lies in the town of [[Southwell]]. The Ancestral Home of Lord [[Byron]], [[Newstead Abbey]] lies nearby.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]