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"Nottinghamshire,
Nottingham, or Notts, north-midland county of England, bounded
N. by Yorkshire, E. by Lincolnshire, S. by Leicestershire,
and W. by Derbyshire; greatest length, N. to S., about 50
miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., about 25 miles; area, 527,752
acres, population 391,815. ... The soil is varied, but cannot
be spoken of as being highly productive. Green crops are the
principal growth, and the common cereals are cultivated. Hop
plantations are numerous, while in proximity to Nottingham
and Newark there are many market gardens. Magnesian limestone
and old red sandstone overlying coal prevail in the W.; in
the other districts are formations of marl, new red sandstone,
and lias, with quartz and gravel in the Forest. In a few places
coal is worked. The principal manufactures are laces of various
descriptions, in recent years a great development being apparent
in the production of lace curtains. Hosiery manufacturers,
woollen mills, cotton mills, and iron foundries are also actively
productive. Nottinghamshlre comprises 6 wapentakes, 273 pars.
with parts of 5 others, the parliamentary and municipal borough
of Nottingham (3 members), and the municipal borough of East
Retford and Newark. It is almost entirely in the diocese of
Southwell." [Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles,
1887]
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