Why is nottinghamshire called nottinghamshire?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

It is a shire (county) where the main town was Nottingham. Nottingham is an old name- no giggles, please. One of the early clan leaders was Snot (means "The Wise") and the "ing ham" meant "home of". So it was the home of wise people.

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∙ 11y ago

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Nottinghamshire is a county in England.

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