Gotham, Nottinghamshire

Gotham
Village and civil parish
Winter in Gotham
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Gotham is located in Nottinghamshire
Gotham
Gotham
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area4.01 sq mi (10.4 km2)
Population1,567 (2021 Census)
• Density391/sq mi (151/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 53443 30277
• London105 mi (169 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG11
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitegothamparishcouncil.uk
List of places
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England
Nottinghamshire
52°52′01″N 1°12′22″W / 52.867°N 1.206°W / 52.867; -1.206

Gotham (/ˈɡtəm/ 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]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2021". City Population. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Gotham (E04007978)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: the University Press. p. 1048. ISBN 0198605617.