[22] Following the Norman Conquest the Saxon settlement developed into the English Borough of Nottingham and housed a Town Hall and Law Courts. A settlement also developed around the castle on the hill opposite and was the French borough supporting the Normans in the castle. [citation needed], In 2015, Nottingham was ranked in the top 10 UK cities for job growth (from 2004 to 2013), in the public and private sectors. [80] It was announced in June 2018 that the arcade was soon to close and relocate to Sheffield city centre,[81] where it reopened in November 2018 as the National Videogame Museum. [86] Rofl Audio Recording Studios opened in 2013,[87] on the site of a former square known as "Milk Square" which was known to have hosted musicians, bands and orchestras in the 1800s. Since the beginning of the 2010s, the city has produced a number of artists to gain media attention, including; Jake Bugg, London Grammar, Indiana, Sleaford Mods, Natalie Duncan, Ady Suleiman, Dog Is Dead, Saint Raymond, Childhood, Rue Royale, Spotlight Kid and Amber Run. The Nottingham Outlaws are an amateur rugby league club that play in the Yorkshire Men's League. [10] The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan area is estimated to be 1,610,000. The oldest and largest of these is St. Mary the Virgin, situated in the Lace Market. [128] The trams run from the city centre to Hucknall in the north, with a spur to the Phoenix Park park and ride, close to Junction 26 of the M1. [131] There has been a 9% reduction in traffic and 15% increase in public transport use since the introduction of the levy. The BBC has its East Midlands headquarters in Nottingham on London Road. [62], In 2010, Nottingham City Council announced that the target sectors of their economic development strategy would include low-carbon technologies; digital media; life sciences; financial and business services; and retail and leisure.[63]. This grand forest has been a part of great history for decades, showing evidence of use by prehistoric hunters and gatherers. Nottingham was named one of the UK's six science cities in 2005 by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. [142], Nottingham has 80,000 Christians, 30,000 Muslims, 15,000 Sikhs, 8,000 Hindus and 2,000 Jews.[143]. It reopened briefly in 1967 as the terminus of a skeleton service from Nottingham to Leicester and Rugby. They currently play in Football League Two, at Level 4 in the English football league system (most recently played at Level 1 in May 1992). … Nottingham … with its high houses, red roofs and church steeples, looks excellent from a distance."[27]. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The QMC is a teaching hospital with close connections to the Medical School at Nottingham University; until 2012, it was the largest hospital in the UK. [115] Nottingham Forest, who currently play in the Level 2 Football League Championship, were English Level 1 champions in 1978 and won the European Cup twice over the next two seasons under the management of Brian Clough, who was the club's manager from January 1975 to May 1993, leading them to four Football League Cup triumphs in that time. There are also caves beneath the Salutation that date back to the medieval period, although they are no longer used as beer cellars. [23] In the legends of Robin Hood, Nottingham Castle is the scene of the final showdown between the Sheriff and the hero outlaw.[24]. Although this growth slowed towards the end of the century, the modern pressures for more affordable and council housing is back on the political agenda and there is now pressure on the green belt which surrounds the city.[33]. Retrieved 9 April 2015. Presently there are 4 venues, Diamond Dolls, Forbidden, Platinum Lace and Seventh Heaven. The clock tower is still in situ and the cutting is under the shopping centre at the lower level including the old Mansfield Road Railway Tunnel. The highest temperature recorded in Nottingham (Watnall) stands at 36.1 °C (97.0 °F),[37] whilst Sutton Bonington recorded a temperature of 36.0 °C (96.8 °F),[38] both recorded on 25 July 2019, and the record-high minimum temperature is 19.9 °C (67.8 °F)[39] recorded in August 2004.