Little has been recorded of the exact history of Nottingham Road itself.  Snippets of information heare taken from "The Road to Fort Nottingham", written by Robert King, as well as stories passed through from generation to generation.  Nottingham Road was named after the Nottinghamshire Regiment stationed in the area in 1856 during the building of Fort Nottingham.  The Boers were believed to have settled here in the early 1800's but besides small farm dwellings, there was no formal settlement and the 'village' did not exist.  Upon the British annexation of Natal in 1849, several immigration schemes were put in place to encourage British settlement in the province.  One such scheme was the Bryne Immigration scheme.  Each family paid 10 pounds and this included the passage from Scotland and a small plot of land (believed to be 20 acres).  One of the first Scottish families to arrive were the King family, who, after residing in Pietermaritzburg for 6 months, arrived on Wilde Als Spruit farm in May 1850 (today known as Lynedoch).  Here they spent the first 3 months of harsh winter conditions under a tarpaulin to protect them.  The women and children were excellent horsemen, using them to plough the fields, visit neighbours or collect supplies from the nearest town - Pietermaritzburg.  Local grass was used to build roofs of homes and many farmers made their own bricks if the local stone did not suffice.  Because of the great distance to Pietermaritzburg, many homes took years to complete.  The kitchens were the focal point of the home with bedrooms being added on when more children arrived in the family.  The women were responsible for looking after the children, churning the cheese, baking the home-made bread and educating children. 

On 1st April 1884 a picnic for about 30 people was held on Lynedoch to celebrate the coming of the first railway engine onto the farm.  The site then reached the Nottingham Road Station by the end of 1885.  Before the station was opened it was known as Harrison's Camp after the contractor.  The station was known for some years as Karkloof Station but it was decided that it was too far away from Karkloof, nor was it ever used by the Karkloof people so the name changed to Nottingham Road Station (on the road to Fort Nottingham) late in 1887.  Although the name is not very original, it is the only telegraphic address of its name in the world.  The arrival of the railway was also the first step towards developing Nottingham Road as a rural centre.

Accommodation in and around Nottingham Road