Nottingham Township was a

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that existed for almost 168 years in

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, United States, from 1688 until it was dissolved in 1856. The township was created on November 6, 1688, as a part of nascent Burlington County in the

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, representing half of the future

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. It was incorporated by an Act of the

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as one of the State of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships on February 21, 1798.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. pp. 163. Accessed December 5, 2012. On February 22, 1838, the township became part of the newly formed Mercer County. On February 28, 1840, the Borough of

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was created, and annexed in 1851 as part of Trenton. Hamilton Township was created on April 11, 1842, from portions of Nottingham, reducing its once sprawling territory to a long sliver of land running between the

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and the

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. Portions of the township were annexed by Bordentown borough (now a city) on February 13, 1849. Nottingham Township was dissolved on April 14, 1856, with portions of its territory being split between Hamilton Township and Trenton.

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