History Of Nottingham

From "The Book of Nottingham" published in 1926

Nottingham perhaps cannot show so long and so glorious a history as London or York, but it has a past of which any town should be very proud. So far as dated history goes, it cannot point to anything earlier than 868 A. D., but before that, long even before the Romans came to Britain, there was a settlement on the spot where Nottingham has subsequently grown up.

The name "Nottingham" will be used for this settlement, though it did not originate until Anglo-Saxon times. No earlier name has survived on reliable authority, though some early writers mention Tigguocobauc as the British name for this settlement.

A large body of legends have collected to make up for the fact that no real history has come down to later times. While these legends are picturesque, they are so obviously fiction that in the light of present day knowledge, no reliance can possibly be placed on them. They amused, and perhaps edified the generations that have passed away, and so they served their purpose, and may now be given a decent, if somewhat tardy burial.

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Nottingham Churches

St. Nicholas' Church

St. Nicholas' Church - an engraving of 1751

St. Mary's Church

Photograph from "The Book of Nottingham" published in 1926

St. Mary's Church - an engraving of 1677

St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church - an engraving of 1751

Nottinghamshire Maps

	1751 Map of Nottinghamshire (Kitchen)
	1830 Map of Nottinghamshire (Lewis)
	1860 Map of Nottinghamshire (Archer)
	Villages to the West of Nottingham

Nottingham Maps

	1610 Map of Nottingham
	1745 Map of Nottingham

Districts, Streets and Buildings

• Nottingham 1844 list of streets, alleys, courts, etc. From Glover's 1844 Nottingham Directory. A useful resource to go with the 1841 and 1851 censuses. Right click here, and then save the file (PDF format)


• Nottingham 1902 list of streets, alleys, courts, etc. from the 1902 Wright's Directory of Nottingham. Right click here, and then save the file (PDF format)


• Sample of 1888/9 Wright's Directory of Nottingham. Street Directory - lists householders and their occupations, street by street, house by house.