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'''Nottingham''' was a [[city]] in [[England]]. | '''Nottingham''' was a [[city]] in [[England]], whose territory encompassed the notorious [[Sherwood Forest]]. | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
To the south-west of Nottingham was [[Birmingham]]. ([[TV]]: | To the south-west of Nottingham was [[Birmingham]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) [[Trent Bridge]] was located in Nottingham. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Weatherman.jpg|thumb|Nottingham's location. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Weatherman.jpg|thumb|Nottingham's location. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}})]]In the [[12th century]], it was led by a Sheriff and it hosted a fair. The Doctor visited Nottingham, where he met the famous [[Robin Hood]] and the evil [[Sheriff of Nottingham]]: according to one account, it was the [[First Doctor]] with [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]]; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Thief of Sherwood (short story)}}) according to another account, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] with [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}}) [[Iris Wildthyme]] also encountered Robin Hood in Nottingham, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Wildthyme at Large (audio story)}}) and [[P.R.O.B.E.]] fought [[the Sherwood Sorceress]], who was based in a [[stone circle]] within Sherwood Forest and used illusions of Robin Hood to lure her victims, in the [[1990s]] and again in [[2021]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Sherwood Forest webcast)}}) | ||
In the [[12th century]], it was led by a Sheriff and it hosted a fair. The Doctor visited Nottingham, where he met the famous [[Robin Hood]] and the evil [[Sheriff of Nottingham]]: according to one account, it was the [[First Doctor]] with [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]]; ([[PROSE]]: | |||
[[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], in [[1913]], claimed to be from Nottingham, unaware that this was part of his fictional biography created for him by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: | [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], in [[1913]], claimed to be from Nottingham, unaware that this was part of his fictional biography created for him by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Human Nature (TV story)}}) | ||
In the [[1960s]], [[Ram Vermas]], his [[Vermas (The Day of the Clown)|wife]] and [[Haresh Chandra]]'s parents moved from [[India]] to [[England]]. They settled in Nottingham. From there their families had spread across the country. ([[PROSE]]: | In the [[1960s]], [[Ram Vermas]], his [[Vermas (The Day of the Clown)|wife]] and [[Haresh Chandra]]'s parents moved from [[India]] to [[England]]. They settled in Nottingham. From there their families had spread across the country. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Day of the Clown (novelisation)}}) | ||
According to the novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', Nottingham was the birthplace of its protagonist [[Lemuel Gulliver]]. ([[TV]]: | According to the novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', Nottingham was the birthplace of its protagonist [[Lemuel Gulliver]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) | ||
During the [[ghost shift]] craze of [[2007]], [[ghost]]s, actually [[Cybermen]] from [[Pete's World]], were forecast as appearing in Nottingham. ([[TV]]: | During the [[ghost shift]] craze of [[2007]], [[ghost]]s, actually [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] from [[Pete's World]], were forecast as appearing in Nottingham. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) | ||
=== Undated events === | === Undated events === | ||
Sometime prior to [[March]] [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] went [[fishing]] near [[Trent Bridge]] in Nottingham. [[Chris Cave]] spotted him and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website [[Doctor Who?]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Sometime prior to [[March]] [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] went [[fishing]] near [[Trent Bridge]] in Nottingham. [[Chris Cave]] spotted him and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website [[Doctor Who?]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | ||
[[Category:English cities]] | [[Category:English cities]] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 9 March 2024
Nottingham was a city in England, whose territory encompassed the notorious Sherwood Forest.
Geography
To the south-west of Nottingham was Birmingham. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"]) Trent Bridge was located in Nottingham. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
History
In the 12th century, it was led by a Sheriff and it hosted a fair. The Doctor visited Nottingham, where he met the famous Robin Hood and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham: according to one account, it was the First Doctor with Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, and Barbara Wright; (PROSE: The Thief of Sherwood [+]Loading...["The Thief of Sherwood (short story)"]) according to another account, the Twelfth Doctor with Clara Oswald. (TV: Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"]) Iris Wildthyme also encountered Robin Hood in Nottingham, (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large [+]Loading...["Wildthyme at Large (audio story)"]) and P.R.O.B.E. fought the Sherwood Sorceress, who was based in a stone circle within Sherwood Forest and used illusions of Robin Hood to lure her victims, in the 1990s and again in 2021. (HOMEVID: Sherwood Forest webcast) [+]Loading...["Sherwood Forest webcast)"])
John Smith, in 1913, claimed to be from Nottingham, unaware that this was part of his fictional biography created for him by the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
In the 1960s, Ram Vermas, his wife and Haresh Chandra's parents moved from India to England. They settled in Nottingham. From there their families had spread across the country. (PROSE: Day of the Clown [+]Loading...["Day of the Clown (novelisation)"])
According to the novel Gulliver's Travels, Nottingham was the birthplace of its protagonist Lemuel Gulliver. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])
During the ghost shift craze of 2007, ghosts, actually Cybermen from Pete's World, were forecast as appearing in Nottingham. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"])
Undated events
Sometime prior to March 2005, the Ninth Doctor went fishing near Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Chris Cave spotted him and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website Doctor Who?. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
