Forest Recreation Ground

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Forest Recreation Ground
A view across the ground from Mansfield Road in 2005
Location within Nottingham
Location	Nottingham, England
Coordinates	52°57′54″N 1°09′36″W / 52.965°N 1.16°W / 52.965; -1.16
Area	80 acres (0.324 km2)
Created	1845; 179 years ago (1845)
Operated by	Nottingham City Council
Status	Open year round
Website	www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/ForestRec

The Forest Recreation Ground is an open space and recreation ground in Nottingham, England, approximately one mile north of the city centre. This urban space is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Forest Fields to the north, Mapperley Park to the east, Arboretum to the south and Hyson Green to the west. It is best known as the site of the city's famous annual Goose Fair.^[1]