borough (district), administrative and historic county of Nottinghamshire, east-central England. The district takes its name from the former village of Gedling, which was engulfed in the expansion of the eastern suburbs of the city of Nottingham. The district extends from the River Trent in the south to the Sherwood Forest in the north and includes the Nottingham suburbs of Arnold and Carlton and surrounding rural areas. Area 46 square miles (120 square km). Pop. (2001) 111,776.