Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in the {{East Midlands}} region of the {{United Kingdom}}
Nottingham,acityinNottinghamshire, England, is a tourist destination andwas named aUNESCO City of Literature, joining Norwich, Melbourne, Prague and Barcelona as one of only a handful in the world.The title reflects Nottingham's literary heritage, withLord Byron,DH LawrenceandAlan Sillitoehaving links to the city.The city is also ranked as asufficiency-level world city.
Nottingham has links to the legend ofRobin Hoodand to the lace-making, bicycle (notablyRaleighbikes) and tobacco industries. It was granted itscity charterin 1897 as part ofQueen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The cityis also a major sporting centre, andwas named 'Home of English Sport'.
