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Principal towns and cities include [[Nottingham]], [[Newark]], [[Mansfield]], [[Worksop]], [[Retford]], [[Sutton-in-Ashfield]], [[Eastwood]] and [[Hucknall]].
Principal towns and cities include [[Nottingham]], [[Newark]], [[Mansfield]], [[Worksop]], [[Retford]], [[Sutton-in-Ashfield]], [[Eastwood]] and [[Hucknall]].
The geology of the county is bunter sandstone lying over coal deposits. Many of the older villages in the county have characteristic walls and cottages constructed our of this reddish local stone with pan-tile rooves.
The East of the County around [[Newark]] and [[Southwell]] is characterised by largely flat agricultural land around the Trent floodplain, where as towards the west, around [[Hucknall]] and [[Mansfield]], there are hills and sandstone outcrops, notably at Nottingham Castle.
The county lies immediately to the east of the [[Pennine Hills]] in [[Derbyshire]], and as such revieves relatively low rainfall compared to much of England.
Principal industries are agriculture and commerce. The west of the county was once a prolific [[coal mining]] area but this industry has been in steady decline since the 1980's.
Principal industries are agriculture and commerce. The west of the county was once a prolific [[coal mining]] area but this industry has been in steady decline since the 1980's.
[[Category:UK Counties]]
[[Category:UK Counties]]