Nottinghamshire

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Nottinghamshire
Ceremonial county
Sherwood Forest, Southwell Minster, Thoresby Hall
Nottinghamshire within England
Coordinates: 53°N 1°W / 53°N 1°W / 53; -1
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Established	Ancient
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
UK Parliament	8 MPs
Police	Nottinghamshire Police
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Sir John Peace
High Sheriff	Professor Dame Elizabeth Fradd[1] (2020/21)
Area	2,159 km2 (834 sq mi)
• Rank	27th of 48
Population (2022)[2]	1,163,335
• Rank	15th of 48
Density	539/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Ethnicity	93% White 3% Asian 2.1% Mixed 1.2% Black 0.7% Other [3]
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Nottinghamshire County Council
Control	Conservative
Admin HQ	County Hall, West Bridgford
Area	2,085 km2 (805 sq mi)
• Rank	14th of 21
Population (2022)[2]	834,822
• Rank	10th of 21
Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-NTT
ITL	UKF15/16
Website	nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Districts
Districts of Nottinghamshire   Unitary   County council area
Districts	Nottingham Bassetlaw Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Ashfield Gedling Broxtowe Rushcliffe

Nottinghamshire (/ˈnɒtɪŋəmʃər, -ʃɪər/;^[4] abbreviated Notts.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county borders South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632).

The county has an area of 2,160 km² (830 sq mi) and a population of 1,154,195. The latter is concentrated in the Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Nottingham unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council.

The geography of Nottinghamshire is largely defined by the River Trent, which forms a wide valley which crosses the county from the south-west to the north-east. North of this, in the centre of the county, is Sherwood Forest, the remnant of a large ancient woodland.