| Gotham | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 Winter in Gotham | |
 Parish map | |
  Gotham Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 4.01 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| Population | 1,567 (2021 Census) |
| • Density | 391/sq mi (151/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 53443 30277 |
| • London | 105 mi (169 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG11 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | gothamparishcouncil |
Gotham (/ˈɡoʊtəm/ GOHT-əm) is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, measured at 1,563 in the 2011 census, and marginally increasing to 1,567 at the 2021 census.[1][2] It is in the borough of Rushcliffe, and has a parish council.
The name Gotham comes from the Old English for "goat home".[3]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2021". City Population. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Gotham (E04007978)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: the University Press. p. 1048. ISBN 0198605617.