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Nottinghamshire

In the East Midlands of England, Nottinghamshire is a landlocked county that shares borders with South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Derbyshire to the north, west, and south, respectively. Although Nottingham is the traditional county town, the county council is located at West Bridgford inside the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site that looks across the River Trent at Nottingham.

Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe are the districts that make up Nottinghamshire. Between 1974 and 1998, the county of Nottinghamshire included the city of Nottingham; however, since 1998, the city has been a unitary authority while still being considered a part of Nottinghamshire for ceremonial purposes.

The population of the county was calculated to be 785,800 in 2017. The Greater Nottingham metropolitan area is home to more than half of the county's residents (which continues into Derbyshire). Nearly 650,000 people make up the conurbation, yet fewer than half of them actually call the city proper home.

Geography of Nottinghamshire

Coal measures up to 900 meters (3,000 feet) thick are present in the northern part of Nottinghamshire, as are similar measures in neighboring Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. The area around Eakring is an active oilfield. There are sandstones and limestones on top of these in the west, and clay in the east. The county's northern half is located on the lacustrine plain known as Humberhead Levels. Sherwood Forest and the surrounding area in the county's center and south-west are surrounded by rolling hills covered in old oak woods. The Trent, Idle, Erewash, and Soar are the major rivers. Many streams from Sherwood Forest come together near Misterton to form the Trent, which is fed by the Soar, the Erewash, and the Idle. The county of Nottingham has a few notable elevations, the highest being a 205-meter (673-foot) point immediately north of Newtonwood Lane on the border with Derbyshire and the second-highest being a 204-meter (750-foot) spoil heap left by the defunct Silverhill colliery (669 feet). Below Cromwell Lock, the Trent River becomes tidal, making the lowest point Peat Carr to the east of Blaxton. 

The Pennines to the west provide a protective canopy, limiting yearly precipitation in Nottinghamshire to between 641 and 740 millimeters (25 and 29 inches).

Countywide averages range from 8.8 to 10.1 degrees Celsius (48–50 degrees Fahrenheit).  Average annual sunlight hours in the county are between 1321 and 1470.

The Business Sector and the Economy of Nottinghamshire

Coal mining in the Leen Valley and manufacturing have long been pillars of the local economy. Nottingham in particular has become a byword for the lace industry in the area since since local inventor William Lee came up with the knitting frame. 

In 1998, Nottinghamshire had a GDP of £12,023 million and a GDP per capita of £12,000. In comparison, the East Midlands, England, and the United Kingdom all have a GDP per capita of £11,848 while England's is £12,845 and the United Kingdom's is £12,548. GDP per resident in Nottingham was £17,373, whereas in North Nottinghamshire it was £10,176, and in South Nottinghamshire it was £8,448. [14] Joblessness in the UK was 4.7% in October 2005, 4.4% in the East Midlands, and 2.4% in the Nottingham commuter belt area.