Talk:Nottinghamshire
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County flower gubbins
edit- Can I just get this straight - the county flower appears to have been chosen by a plant charity. Not the people of Nottinghamshire, not tradition, not the elected bodies, but a charity as a self-promotion stunt. Is there any proof at all that the county is paying the slightest bit of attention to this? Can anyone find so much as one reference to it on the council site for example? Since there appears to be no official flower whatsoever, I'm removing the statement. Average Earthman 08:19, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
GA Nom Comments
editThis article is well on it's way to GA status, but still needs some work. I'd like to see the cultural section increased in size (you could put a paragraph in here about Robin Hood tourism), a little bit about history and Robin Hood: Do historians think the tale has a basis in history, what was life like in middle age Nottingham, etc. We also need inline references in this section and to have the lead brought in line with WP:LEAD. I'll put the nom on hold. --CTSWyneken(talk) 02:39, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
GA Failed for expired hold
editI've failed the GA nom after the hold expiring for reasons above. Please improve the article as detailed and renom. It has potential. --CTSWyneken(talk) 12:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
2 things...
edit- , is this hawton church really a place of interest? because I can name a few churches as nice as this place.
- , do we (notts folk) have a flag? cos many other counties appear to. 82.15.7.144 21:37, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Economy
editFrom a look at the Nottinghamshire page it would appear that other than Coal mining and Power stations (both of which have had closures) there is no economy in Nottinghamshire ? is ther another business article for Notts and is there a list of Nottinghamshire business to link articles together like:- List of companies based in Leeds ? - BulldozerD11 (talk) 01:49, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
City of Nottingham & County of the Same City
editThe tenor of the article suggests that Unitary Status for Nottingham is recent. In 1449 the then Borough of Nottingham became a County Corporate with perpetual and eternal Shire County rights. This gave Nottingham effective rights to its own Quarter Sessions, Coroner & Lord Lieutenant. Several Royal Charters (including the City Charter of 1897) confirm that Nottingham retained its Shire County rights - distinct from Nottinghamshire. The Local Government Act 1888 confirmed matters when Nottingham was nominated as a County Borough.
It was only with the changes introduced by the Local Government Act 1972 (operative from 1st April 1974) that Nottingham City came back under Nottinghamshire County. If anything Unitary status for the City has restored the status quo. I shall be considering how best to re-phrase the article to make reference to this over the next few days. The tenor of the 1449 Royal Charter can be interpreted to suggest that the City is and remains as distinct as County from Nottinghamshire as Derbyshire, Leicestershire or even Rutland etc. 80.42.172.216 (talk) 23:58, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
Wiki Project Nottinghamshire Proposal
editI have proposed to the WikiProject Council that I create WikiProject Nottinghamshire. Please go to the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals/Nottinghamshire to add your support or comments. KlickingKarl (talk) 21:31, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Anachronism? (section History)
editKing William I the Conqueror in 1066 made Sherwood Forest a Royal Forest for hunting which was frequently visited by the Mercian and later Kings.
Mercia was one of the Saxon kingdoms that, by the reign of King Harold who William defeated at Hastings, had all merged into the Saxon kingdom of England. Would there have been any kings of Mercia left to enjoy the newly-Royalled Forest? I think this may need a rephrase for chronological context if the Mercian Kings did indeed hunt in Sherwood, or was this a simple error when the writer should have stated Norman kings?.Cloptonson (talk) 17:55, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Largest Towns not mentioned? Why?
editI'm interested that this article, including the introductory section, mentions several towns such as Worksop (45,000 people), and small towns such as Newark (17,000 people), but does not mention the largest towns in the County such as Mansfield (~70,000 people), Sutton-in-Ashfield (~50,000 people), or Kirkby-in-Ashfield (~25,000 people).
Is there a good reason for this?