Nottingham Country is a master-planned community developed during the 1970s and 1980s in multiple phases by the Kickerillo Companies in

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, lying in unincorporated Harris County between the cities of

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and Houston, Texas, with a population of approximately 5,000. there were 2,400 residences. Nottingham Country was built in the 1970s and 1980s. It is bordered by Interstate 10 at the north, Westgreen Boulevard to the west, Fry Road to the east, and Highland Knolls Drive to the south. The neighborhood is divided into 10 sections, with section 1 being the oldest. Although it does not fall within the city of Katy, the entire neighborhood lies within the Katy post office's jurisdiction (zip 77450) and is served by the Katy Independent School District. The Nottingham Country Community Improvement Association (NCCIA) covers all sections except 10. The Nottingham Country Fund Inc. serves Section 10.

History

The subdivision was built on a prairie, then without trees, beginning in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s. In 2006 Harris County enacted a flood control program that involved dredging sediment from Mason Creek to avoid street flooding in Nottingham Country. By 2015 area residents started the keepkidsalivedrive25 campaign to lower speed limits from 30 to 25 in Nottingham Country.

Schools

Nottingham Country is served by

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. In 2007 Betty L. Martin of the ''

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'' stated that the schools attracted prospective homebuyers. Nottingham Country Elementary and

James E. Taylor High School James E. Taylor High School (THS) is a public high school in unincorporated area, unincorporated Harris County, Texas, in Greater Katy. The school, in Nottingham Country, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of Katy Independent School Distr ...

are in the community.Map Overall
Nottingham Country Community Improvement Association. Retrieved on April 7, 2019. Elementary: *Nottingham Country Elementary *Hazel S. Pattison Elementary Junior High: *Garland McMeans Junior High *Memorial Parkway Junior High Senior High: *

References

External links

Nottingham Country Community Improvement Association
(NCCIA) *
Map

Sections 1-3 and 6

Sections 4 and 7-9

Nottingham Country Fund Inc.
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