Carrington is a small suburb of Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Sherwood, Mapperley Park, Forest Fields, Basford and the Forest Recreation Ground. For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Sherwood (or Sherwood Forest) is the place where the legendary Robin Hood is said to have lived. ... Mapperley is a north-eastern suburb and commercial area of Nottingham, England. ... Forest Fields is an innercity area of the City of Nottingham in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. ... Basford is a suburb on the north side of Nottingham. ... Forest Recreation Ground The Forest Recreation Ground is a recreation ground in Nottingham, England, about a mile north of the city centre. ...

Carrington is often considered part of Sherwood, but most Nottingham residents know it as Carrington in its own right. Owing to its proximity to City Centre, Carrington has a number of hotels and guesthouses along its two main roads and hosts a varied selection of local shops and small businesses. Carrington's main retail offering is on the western side of the A60 Mansfield Road. As such, these shops also serve the community of Mapperley Park which is otherwise without any local shops. Carrington is also home to two primary schools. View of City Centre skyline from Victoria Embankment Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, reputedly the oldest pub in England Street in Nottingham City Centres Lace Market Nottingham City Centre is the central area of Nottingham, and the Greater Nottingham conurbation as a whole. ... Mapperley is a north-eastern suburb and commercial area of Nottingham, England. ...

The area has caught Nottingham's attention in recent years with the addition of a large Persimmon housing estate called Carrington Point and the arrival of a Lidl supermarket. Persimmon plc (LSE: PSN) is the largest British housebuilding company by market capitalisation. ... Lidl in Middlesbrough, England Lidl in Lomma, Sweden Typical Lidl interior Lidl is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores. ...

Most recently, Carrington has been in the news due to the threatened closure of its Post Office. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...