NOTTINGHAM LINKS
Perhaps best known from the stories and films about Robin Hood, the City of Nottingham began in the 6th century as a small Saxon settlement called Snotta ing ham.
The Saxon word ham meant village. The word ing meant 'belonging to' and Snotta was a man. So it was the village owned by Snotta. It was inevitable that sooner of later Nottingham would grow into a town as it is the first point where the Trent can be forded but the river is also navigable this far inland.
In the late 9th century the Danes conquered North East and Eastern England. They turned Nottingham into a fortified settlement or burgh. Nottingham had a ditch around it and an earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top.
In the Middle Ages the main industry in Nottingham was wool manufacture but during the 16th & 17th centuries this declined to be replaced by new industries, such as silk, lace and hosiery manufacture.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the town continued to grow rapidly, especially after 1845 when a great deal of land around it was released for building. The railway first reached Nottingham in 1839, the first public library opened in 1868, University College was formed in 1881 and Nottingham became a city in 1897.
By this time Nottingham was famous for lace but some new industries developed. Jesse Boot opened his first Chemist Shop in or around 1860. John Player founded Players cigarettes in 1877 and Frank Bowden began making bicycles in Raleigh Street in 1887. He named his company after the street.
In the 21st century the main industries in Nottingham are textiles, tobacco, bicycles, pharmaceuticals and printing but the city has also become a major centre for financial services with several banks, credit card firms having their headquarters here, as have HM Revenue & Customs.
The links below contain a wealth of information on living and working in Nottingham, as well and economic facts and figures which back up the view that Nottingham and the surrounding area has a lot to offer property investors.
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