Nottingham Goose Fair

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The Nottingham Goose Fair is an annual travelling funfair held at the Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham, England, during the first week of October. Largely provided by travelling showmen, it is one of four established fairs in the United Kingdom to carry the name, the others being the smaller Goosey Fair in Tavistock, Devon, the Michaelmas Goose Fayre in Colyford, East Devon, and the Ovingham Goose Fair. In recent years, there have been more than 400,000 visitors to Nottingham's fair annually. Now known for its fairground rides and attractions, Goose Fair started as a livestock and trade event, with a reputation for its excellent cheese. The name "Goose Fair" is derived from the thousands of geese that were driven from the Lincolnshire fens in the East of England to be sold in Nottingham at the fair each year. In 1284, a royal charter was granted by King Edward I that referred to city fairs in Nottingham, although it is thought that a fair was already established in the city before...

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