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The homestead of Snot's people
- In Anglo-Saxon times, around 600 AD, the site formed part of the Kingdom of Mercia, where it may have been known as "Tig Guocobauc" (though this is only known from the later 9th-century account of the Welsh cleric Asser, active at the court of Alfred the Great) meaning in Brythonic "a place of cave dwellings", until falling under the rule of a Saxon chieftain named Snot, whereby it was dubbed "Snotingaham" literally, "the homestead of Snot's people" (Inga = the people of; Ham = homestead).
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Mar 5, 2024 · The name Nottingham finds its origins in the Old English language, a precursor to the modern English we speak today. The original name, "Snotingaham," can be dissected to reveal its meaning. There are also reports of it being spelled 'Snotengaham'.
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Nottingham began in the 6th century as a small settlement called Snotta inga ham. The Anglo-Saxon word ham meant village. The word inga meant ‘belonging to’ and Snotta was a man. So its name meant the village owned by Snotta. Gradually its name changed to Snottingham then just Nottingham. It was inevitable that sooner or later Nottingham would grow...
In 1067William the Conqueror built a wooden castle to guard Nottingham. (It was rebuilt in stone in the 12th century). Nottingham grew rapidly after the Norman Conquest. A new area was created between the old town and the castle. It was called the French borough because most of those who lived there were Norman French. The old town was called the E...
In 1513 a grammar school was founded in Nottingham. In the 1530s Henry VIII closed the leper hostels and the friaries. Robert Smythson (1535-1614) built Wollaton Hall in 1588. In Nottingham, traditional industries such as the manufacture of wool declined. Tanning declined in the late 17th century. Yet new industries arose to replace them. These inc...
In the early 18th century Daniel Defoe described Nottingham as one of the most pleasant and beautiful towns in England. From the late 17th century, salt-glazed stoneware was made in Nottingham. In the 18th century, the hosiery industry boomed. There was also a lace industry although it was quite small. During the 18th century, Nottingham grew rapid...
Nottingham continued to grow rapidly, especially after 1845 when a great deal of land around it was released for building. Nottingham gained gas street lighting in 1819. However, like all towns in the early 19th century, Nottingham was a dirty, unsanitary place. There was a cholera epidemic in 1833, which killed 330 people. However, life in 19th ce...
Electric trams began running in Nottingham in 1901. The last ones ran in 1936. Between 1922 and 1932 a dual carriageway was built around the city. From 1928 Nottingham had a Lord Mayor and a new Council House opened in 1929. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Nottingham Council began building council houses. Many were built on new estates north of the cit...
In 2004 a network of trams opened in Nottingham. It was extended in 2015. Nottingham was made a UNESCO City of Literature in 2015. In 2023 the population of Nottingham was 323,000.
Nottingham was the first place in Britain to install high pressure constant supply mains water in 1831. This system was deployed by engineer Thomas Hawksley and the Trent Waterworks Company . The Midland Counties Railway opened the first railway service between Nottingham and Derby on 4 June 1839.
This original name survives as Y Tŷ Ogofog, the modern Welsh name for Nottingham, [22] [23] and in English as the City of Caves. The English name of Nottingham is Anglo-Saxon in origin. A Saxon chieftain named Snot ruled an area known as Snotingaham in Old English; [24] the homestead of Snot's people (-inga = 'the people of'; -ham = 'homestead').
Sep 18, 2024 · The name of Nottingham is Anglo-Saxon in origin. A Saxon chieftain named Snot ruled an area known as Snotingaham in Old English; the homestead of Snot's people (-inga = 'the people of'; -ham = 'homestead').
Feb 11, 2018 · Road names are often steeped in history and several trades for which Nottingham was well known in the past are perpetuated by street names. Pilcher Gate takes its name from the makers of ...
Aug 14, 2019 · Here is an unusual fact about Nottingham. Back in 600 AD, the town of Nottingham was under the direct rule of the Snotingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe. The tribe had got its name from its chief who was called Snot. The Snotingas referred to the present-day Nottingham as Snotingham.
