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Arnold is a suburb of Nottingham, England. It is to the north-east of the city boundary, and is in the local government district of Gedling. It has only had a market since 1968, and had a number of factories associated with the hosiery industry! The town has a population of 35,900 (2000 data). Today Arnold forms part of Greater Nottingham lying on the North eastern edge of the city and in the local government Borough of Gedling. Arnold is a mixed area containing both private and council housing. Areas within Arnold include Daybrook, Redhill and Killisick.

Arnold has a vibrant town centre including a diverse range of restaurants and bars and a choice of shops including big stores such as Sainsbury's and ASDA and small independent businesses.

Contents 1 History 2 Home Brewery 3 Notable people 4 Notes 5 External links

Arnold was referred to as 'Ernehale' in the Domesday Book, which translates as 'the valley of eagles'. In the book 'A History of Arnold' by Rupert King and James Russell (1913) the derivation given is thus:

'Heron-hald',meaning the corner of the forest where Herons (large birds) live. Which becomes over the centuries since 600A.D. by 'lazy' pronunciation, Eron-ald, thence Ern-old and Arn-old.

Due to the local topography Arnold can never have been a haunt of eagles, due to the fact that they inhabit areas of rocky outcrops,which have formed cliffs; the nearest such location being Creswell Crags, some 20 miles north-west as the eagle flies.

The town's most notable landmark is probably the Home Ales building in Daybrook. Founded in 1875, the brewery was famous for its Robin Hood logo on beermats. The brewery remained independent until 1986 when it (along with its 450 owned public houses) was purchased by Scottish & Newcastle for £123million. Scottish & Newcastle gradually moved production to its Mansfield brewery site, resulting in the eventual closure of the Daybrook building in 1996! Home Bitter is still brewed under contract at Everards in Leicester, although many of the public houses that used to serve it now sell Theakston's beers instead. The Home Ales building now houses county council offices. The illuminated 'Home of the Best Ales' sign was altered to include the Nottinghamshire County Council logo.

In [1950 the Home Brewery Company Ltd gave the land for Arnold's King George's Field, a permanent memorial to King George V and guaranteed for free public access in perpetuity for recreation. The Charities Commission held an enquiry that closed in December 2005 into restricted public access!^[1] Due to this ruling Arnold Town F.C. have relocated away from the town centre.

• grid reference SK590450

• Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828), painter.
• Andrea Lowe (born 1st January 1976), actress.

• Sir John Robinson (1824-1913), founder of the Home Brewery and Daybrook Laundry.

• Arnold, Nottinghamshire information page
• Gedling Borough Council
• Collection of weblinks related to the town.
• Nottingham City Transport
• Nottinghamshire County Council

Coordinates: 53°00′N 1°08′W