About Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is situated in the heart of England and covers an area of 2,085 sq km (805 sq miles). It has a population of just under 770,000 people and a workforce of 360,000. The largest concentration of people is found in the Greater Nottingham conurbation, the suburbs of which lie mostly in the County (Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe).
The other main towns of the county are Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Newark-on-Trent, Worksop and Retford.
About a fifth of the population live outside these areas, mostly in small (under 10,000 population) towns and villages.
A diverse local economy features world-renowned companies in the fields of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, precision engineering, textiles and clothing and professional services. Boots, Raleigh, Imperial Tobacco, Experian and Capital One have homes here, as do Government bodies, including the Inland Revenue and the Driving Standards Agency.
The County and City boast two universities – the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University – offering courses to over 45,000 full and part-time students. In addition, New College in Nottingham is the second largest college in Europe with more than 50,000 full and part-time students.
For more information about the population, census, economy and employment visit facts about Nottinghamshire. You'll also find more information about Nottinghamshire at Visit Nottingham.
Closing date is
5th August 2011
