What the records say
- When
- 2 Oct 1766
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 52.95° N, 1.15° W
- Description
- 1766, riot at Nottingham Goose fair
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Nottingham cheese riot
1766 riot over food prices in England
The Nottingham cheese riot, also known as the Great Cheese Riot, started on 2 October 1766 at the city's annual Goose Fair. Coming at a time of food shortages and rising foodstuff prices in England, violence broke out when city residents attempted to prevent Lincolnshire merchants from taking away Nottinghamshire cheeses they had bought at the fair.
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