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A brief history of Nottingham

Nottingham was known as city of caves in the Anglo Saxon era or The Cave Dwelling when the town’s name is translated from both Welsh and Irish. The name Nottingham came from the Saxon Chief named Snot, Snotingham was shortened to Nottingham shortly after.

The Castle was built in 1068 after the Norman Conquest. The Castles defences were improved from a ditch in the 12th century to a stone wall surrounding most of the town in the mod 13th century. Some of the wall is still visible today at the end of Maid Marion’s Way.

Richard the Lion Heart famously returned to castle which had been occupied by King John and his supporters, Richard the Lion heart took control of the castle with little effort, it is at this time legend tells us Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham had their final showdown.

Throughout the Industrial revolution Nottingham was the international centre for lace manufacturing, after the manufacturing declines post WWII many of the industrial lace building have now been renovated and have new uses.

Electric trams were introduced in 1901 but only lasted 35 years; new trams were introduced in 2004.